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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+class VendingException( Exception ): pass
+
+import subprocess
+import os, re
+
+def get_snack( slot ):
+
+ if slot == "--":
+ return (0, 'nothing', 'Nothing')
+ cmd = 'dispense iteminfo snack:%s' % slot
+# print 'cmd = %s' % cmd
+ try:
+# info = subprocess.check_output(["dispense","iteminfo",'snack:%s'%slot])
+ raw = os.popen(cmd)
+ info = raw.read()
+ raw.close()
+# print 'cmd (2) = %s' % cmd
+# print 'info = "%s"' % info
+ m = re.match("\s*[a-z]+:\d+\s+(\d+)\.(\d\d)\s+([^\n]+)", info)
+ val = ( int(m.group(1))*100 + int(m.group(2)), m.group(3), m.group(3) )
+# print 'Price: %i, Name: %s' % (val[0], val[1])
+ except BaseException as e:
+ print "BaseException"
+ print e
+ val = (0, 'error', 'Error')
+ except:
+ print "Unknown exception"
+ val = (0, 'error', 'Error')
+ return val
+
+def get_price( slot ):
+ p, sn, n = get_snacks( slot )
+ return p
+
+def get_name( slot ):
+ p, sn, n = get_snacks( slot )
+ return n
+
+def get_short_name( slot ):
+ p, sn, n = get_snacks( slot )
+ return sn
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+ print "Don't run this"