splundge.py

# get it to function first, then add threading
# http://docs.python.org/3.1/library/threading.html
# http://docs.python.org/3.1/library/subprocess.html

import sys
import subprocess
import os
import threading
from queue import Queue, Empty


ck_exe = "chuck.exe"
#ck_dir = os.getcwd();
ck_dir = "C:/Program Files2/ChucK/bin"
ON_POSIX = 'posix' in sys.builtin_module_names

def enqueue_output(out, queue):
    for line in iter(out.readline, b''):
        queue.put(line)
    out.close()


print('start the beast')
chuck_process = subprocess.Popen([ck_exe, '--shell'], 
                cwd=ck_dir, 
                bufsize=1, 
                close_fds=ON_POSIX,
                stdin=subprocess.PIPE, 
                stdout=subprocess.PIPE, 
                stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, 
                universal_newlines=True, 
                shell=True)

chuck_queue = Queue()
chuck_thread = threading.Thread(
                target=enqueue_output, 
                args=(chuck_process.stdout, chuck_queue))

chuck_thread.daemon = True  # thread dies with the program
chuck_thread.start()

print('add Mooo2.ck')
chuck_process.stdin.write("+ Mooo2.ck")
chuck_process.stdin.write("\x0c") # is like hitting Enter/Return
#chuck_process.stdin.flush()

print('add Mooo.ck')
chuck_process.stdin.write("+ Mooo.ck")
chuck_process.stdin.write("\x0c")


#chuck_process.stdin.write("--kill")
#chuck_process.stdin.flush()

print('end')