os.popen

		services = os.listdir('/usr/share/servermanager/service.d')
		if service in services:
			if service not in self.config.disabledServices:
				cmd = os.popen('/usr/share/servermanager/service.d/%s %s' % (service, action), 'r')
				rc = 800
				msg = 'no response from control script'
				for line in cmd.readlines():

		this process group (grouped by user+command)
		"""
		what = (onlyrunning and 'axr') or 'ax'
		pipe = os.popen('ps -o pid,stat,user,pcpu,pmem,comm --no-headers %s' % what)
		lines = pipe.readlines()
		pipe.close()
		proc = {}

	def getdevstats(self, token):
		"""
		This call returns a l ist of all mounted filesystems with
		usage stats for each
		"""
		pipe = os.popen('df -T -m -P')
		lines = pipe.readlines()

		counters = os.listdir('/usr/share/servermanager/counter.d')
		if counter in counters:
			parmstr = ' '.join(map(lambda k: '%s=%s' % (k[0], k[1]), parms))
			cmd = os.popen('/usr/share/servermanager/counter.d/%s values %s' % (counter, parmstr), 'r')
			output = cmd.read()
			(head, body) = output.split('\n\n')
			headerlist = head.split('\n')

	def getcountervariables(self, token, counter):
		"""
		Get variables for a given counter script.
		"""
		counters = os.listdir('/usr/share/servermanager/counter.d')
		if counter in counters:
			cmd = os.popen('/usr/share/servermanager/counter.d/%s variables' % counter, 'r')

            from M2Crypto import SSL
            if not os.path.exists('/dev/random') and rand_cmd is not None:
                from M2Crypto.Rand import rand_add
                rand_file = os.popen(rand_cmd, 'r')
                rand_string = rand_file.read()
                rand_file.close()
                rand_add(rand_string, len(rand_string))

            from M2Crypto import SSL
            if not os.path.exists('/dev/random') and rand_cmd is not None:
                from M2Crypto.Rand import rand_add
                rand_file = os.popen(rand_cmd, 'r')
                rand_string = rand_file.read()
                rand_file.close()
                rand_add(rand_string, len(rand_string))

import os
f = os.popen('gnuplot', 'w')
print >>f, "set yrange[-300:+300]"
for n in range(300):
    print >>f, "plot %i*cos(x)+%i*log(x+10)" % (n, 150-n)
    f.flush()
f.close()

 
'''
 
from os import popen
from re import split
 
f = popen('dir','r')

def svn_load(repo, dumpchannel, maxcount=100):
    # every maxcount we will send an ACK to the other
    # side in order to synchronise and avoid our side
    # growing buffers  (execnet does not control
    # RAM usage or receive queue sizes)
    dumpchannel.send(maxcount)
    f = os.popen("svnadmin load -q %s" %(repo, ), "w")

def getCommandOutput2(command):
    child = os.popen(command)
    data = child.read()
    err = child.close()
    if err:
        raise RuntimeError, '%r failed with exit code %d' % (command, err)
 

def get_checksum(filepath, md5_path='md5sum'):
	handle = os.popen(md5_path + ' "' + filepath.replace(r';', r'\;') + '"')
	filehash = handle.read()
	handle.close()
 
	if(filehash.find('=') == -1):
		filehash = [output.strip() for output in filehash.split(' ')][0]

def get_checksum(filepath, md5_path='md5sum'):
	handle = os.popen(md5_path + ' "' + filepath.replace(r';', r'\;') + '"')
	filehash = handle.read()
	handle.close()
 
	if(filehash.find('=') == -1):
		filehash = [output.strip() for output in filehash.split(' ')][0]

    def get_cookie(self):
        pipe   = os.popen(FORTUNE_PATH)
        cookie = pipe.read()
        if pipe.close():
            # An error occurred with the pipe
            cookie = "Oh dear, couldn't get a fortune\n"
        return cookie