Cycle through a series of stdin lines, updating iChat status.

cyclestatus.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# For best results: pip install appscript
__author__ = "Aaron Brady <bradya@gmail.com>"
__copyright__ = "Copyright 2011, Aaron Brady, Interactive Web Solutions Ltd."
__license__ = "MIT"
from appscript import app
from time import sleep
from sys import stdin, argv
ic = app("iChat")
lines = stdin.readlines()
while True:
    for line in lines:
        ic.status_message.set(line.strip())
        sleep(int(len(argv) > 1 and argv[1] or 10))