Python readline from pipe on Linux

Question

When creating a pipe with os.pipe() it returns 2 file numbers; a read end and a write end which can be written to and read form with os.write()/os.read(); there is no os.readline(). Is it possible to use readline?

import os
readEnd, writeEnd = os.pipe()
# something somewhere writes to the pipe
firstLine = readEnd.readline() #doesn't work; os.pipe returns just fd numbers

In short, is it possible to use readline when all you have is the file handle number?

Answer 1

You can use os.fdopen() to get a file-like object from a file descriptor.

import os
readEnd, writeEnd = os.pipe()
readFile = os.fdopen(readEnd)
firstLine = readFile.readline()