[tor-bugs] #7677 [Stem]: stem.process.launch_tor() hangs without stdout

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#7677: stem.process.launch_tor() hangs without stdout
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 Reporter:  atagar  |          Owner:  atagar
     Type:  defect  |         Status:  new   
 Priority:  minor   |      Milestone:        
Component:  Stem    |        Version:        
 Keywords:          |         Parent:        
   Points:          |   Actualpoints:        
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 If the user has a tor configuration that precludes logging to stdout, such
 as...

 {{{
 tor_process = stem.process.launch_tor_with_config(
   config = {
     'ControlPort': '2778',
     'Log': 'NOTICE file /tmp/tor_log',
   },
 )
 }}}

 ... then the launch_tor() call will never return. This is because it
 checks the initialization output to determine when the process has
 bootstrapped.

 I'm not sure of the best way of handling this. Note the issue in the
 pydocs? Slip in a 'Log NOTICE stdout' option? Skip listening for
 bootstrapping if there's no stdout?

 For now just filing a ticket while trying to sort out other issues.

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