PySimpleGUI/DemoPrograms/Demo_Script_Launcher_Realtime_Output.py

import subprocess
import sys
import PySimpleGUI as sg

"""
	Demo Program - Realtime output of a shell command in the window
		Shows how you can run a long-running subprocess and have the output
		be displayed in realtime in the window.
"""

def main():
	layout = [  [sg.Text('Enter the command you wish to run')],
				[sg.Input(key='-IN-')],
				[sg.Output(size=(60,15))],
				[sg.Button('Run'), sg.Button('Exit')] ]

	window = sg.Window('Realtime Shell Command Output', layout)

	while True:             # Event Loop
		event, values = window.read()
		# print(event, values)
		if event in (None, 'Exit'):
			break
		elif event == 'Run':
			runCommand(cmd=values['-IN-'], window=window)
	window.close()


def runCommand(cmd, timeout=None, window=None):
	""" run shell command
	@param cmd: command to execute
	@param timeout: timeout for command execution
	@param window: the PySimpleGUI window that the output is going to (needed to do refresh on)
	@return: (return code from command, command output)
	"""
	p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
	output = ''
	for line in p.stdout:
		line = line.decode(errors='replace' if (sys.version_info) < (3, 5) else 'backslashreplace').rstrip()
		output += line
		print(line)
		window.refresh() if window else None        # yes, a 1-line if, so shoot me

	retval = p.wait(timeout)
	return (retval, output)


main()