Change pulseaudio default output and switch currently playing programs to that output

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#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys
import subprocess

default_index = None
current_sink = None
outputs = {}
sinks, _ = subprocess.Popen('pacmd list-sinks', shell=True,
                            stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()
for line in sinks.split('\n'):
    if line.startswith('    index'):
        index = line.split(':')[1].strip()
        current_index = index
    if line.startswith('  * index'):
        index = line.split(':')[1].strip()
        default_index = index
        current_index = index
    if line.startswith("\tname:"):
        name = line.split(':')[1].strip()
        if current_index:
            outputs[current_index] = name

to_move = set()
inputs, _ = subprocess.Popen('pacmd list-sink-inputs', shell=True,
                            stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()
for line in inputs.split('\n'):
    if line.startswith('    index'):
        index = line.split(':')[1].strip()
        to_move.add(index)
            
if len(sys.argv) > 1:
    selected = sys.argv[1].lower()
    if selected not in outputs.keys():
        for index, output in outputs.items():
            if selected in output.lower():
               selected = index
               break
    subprocess.call(["pacmd", "set-default-sink", selected])
    for input in to_move:
        subprocess.call(["pacmd", "move-sink-input", input, selected])
else:
    for index, output in outputs.items():
        print "%s %s %s" % (index, output,
            "SELECTED" if index == default_index else "")