a way to emulate rabbitmqctl from python

gistfile1.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

# requires py_interface
# http://www.lysator.liu.se/~tab/erlang/py_interface/

import sys, os, time

from py_interface import erl_node, erl_eventhandler
from py_interface.erl_opts import ErlNodeOpts
from py_interface.erl_term import ErlAtom, ErlBinary

#from py_interface import erl_common
#erl_common.DebugOnAll()

COOKIE = 'PQDZQNHHATKKMBYYBHSS'

def __msg_handler_list_bindings(msg):
    for entry in msg:
        exchange, queue, rkey, l = entry
        print "Exchange: %s" % exchange[3].contents
        print "Queue: %s" % queue[3].contents
        print "Routing key: %s" % rkey.contents
        print
    erl_eventhandler.GetEventHandler().StopLooping()

def start_pyrabbitmqctl_node():
    node = erl_node.ErlNode("pyrabbitmqctl%d" % os.getpid(),
                            ErlNodeOpts(cookie=COOKIE))
    #node.Publish()
    mbox = node.CreateMBox(None)
    mbox.RegisterName("p")

    return node, mbox

def rpc_list_bindings(mbox, vhost="/"):
    mbox.SendRPC(
        ErlAtom('rabbit@home'),
        ErlAtom('rabbit_exchange'),
        ErlAtom('list_bindings'),
        [ ErlBinary(vhost) ],
        __msg_handler_list_bindings
    )

node, mbox = start_pyrabbitmqctl_node()
rpc_list_bindings(mbox)
erl_eventhandler.GetEventHandler().Loop()