Improved some error messages for command line processing.
[python/dscho.git] / Demo / sgi / al / listen.py
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1 # Listen to the input on host argv[1].
3 import sys, al, AL, posix
5 BUFSIZE = 2000
6 QSIZE = 4000
8 def main():
9 if len(sys.argv) <> 2:
10 sys.stderr.write('usage: ' + sys.argv[0] + ' hostname\n')
11 sys.exit(2)
12 hostname = sys.argv[1]
13 cmd = 'exec rsh </dev/null ' + hostname + \
14 ' "cd /ufs/guido/mm/demo/audio; ' + \
15 'exec /ufs/guido/bin/sgi/python record.py"'
16 pipe = posix.popen(cmd, 'r')
17 config = al.newconfig()
18 config.setchannels(AL.MONO)
19 config.setqueuesize(QSIZE)
20 port = al.openport('', 'w', config)
21 while 1:
22 data = pipe.read(BUFSIZE)
23 if not data:
24 sts = pipe.close()
25 sys.stderr.write(sys.argv[0] + ': end of data\n')
26 if sts: sys.stderr.write('rsh exit status '+`sts`+'\n')
27 sys.exit(1)
28 port.writesamps(data)
29 del data
31 try:
32 main()
33 except KeyboardInterrupt:
34 sys.exit(1)