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####################
#
#        NOTES
#
####################

##    def send_human(self, text, delay_min = 0, delay_max = 1):
##        pass
##    def spawn2(self, command, args):
##        """return pid, fd_stdio, fd_stderr
##        """
##        pass


# Reason for double fork:
# http://www.erlenstar.demon.co.uk/unix/faq_2.html#SEC15
# Reason for ptys:
# http://www.erlenstar.demon.co.uk/unix/faq_4.html#SEC52

# Nonblocking on Win32?
# Reasearch this as a way to maybe make pipe work for Win32.
# http://groups.google.com/groups?q=setraw+tty&hl=en&selm=uvgpvisvk.fsf%40roundpoint.com&rnum=7
# 
#    if istty:
#        if os.name=='posix':
#            import tty
#            tty.setraw(sys.stdin.fileno())
#        elif os.name=='nt':
#            import win32file, win32con
#            hstdin = win32file._get_osfhandle(sys.stdin.fileno())
#            modes = (win32file.GetConsoleMode(hstdin)
#                     & ~(win32con.ENABLE_LINE_INPUT
#                         |win32con.ENABLE_ECHO_INPUT))
#            win32file.SetConsoleMode(hstdin, modes)

# Basic documentation:
#       Explain use of lists of patterns and return index.
#       Explain exceptions for non-handled special cases like EOF

# Test bad fork
# Test ENOENT. In other words, no more TTY devices.

#GLOBAL_SIGCHLD_RECEIVED = 0
#def childdied (signum, frame):
#    print 'Signal handler called with signal', signum
#    frame.f_globals['pexpect'].GLOBAL_SIGCHLD_RECEIVED = 1
#    print str(frame.f_globals['pexpect'].GLOBAL_SIGCHLD_RECEIVED)
#    GLOBAL_SIGCHLD_RECEIVED = 1