def check_message(self, spawn=True): '''Method for pulling message from server process.'''
if spawn: self.pid2 = os.fork() if self.pid2 == 0: if verbose: print('message checker initialized') # repeat message check forever while True: incoming_data = os.read(self.client_receive, 1024) if verbose: print('Message receive successful') if verbose: print('Message: ' + incoming_data) self.update_messages(incoming_data) def update_messages(self, new_text=False): '''Adds new string to conversation box. @param new_text The string to be added. ''' if not new_text: new_text = INCOMING_DATA try: current_text = self.chat_text.get() current_text += '\n' + new_text self.chat_text.set(current_text) except: error_details = 'Fatal Error. Message update failed. Program will now close.' tkMessageBox.showerror('Update Error', error_details) error_details += '\nINCOMING_DATA: ' + new_text error_details += '\ncurrent_text: ' + current_text stack_trace = traceback.format_stack() self.error_logger.log_error(stack=stack_trace, details=error_details) self.exit_program(force=True) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list