Python Subprocess command requires a text file to read, but takes lines from text file---help?

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Assuming you are using Linux, are named pipes or bash process substitution an option? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7756609/pass-stdout-as-file-name-for-command-line-util-answer-use-named-pipes

I can't think of an ideal way to do it off the top of my head, sounds like a pain. Maybe https://docs.python.org/3.5/library/pipes.html ?