lookup.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

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# Copyright (C) 2014 Kim Gerdes
# kim AT gerdes.fr
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import subprocess

args=["./buildlexicon -d . -p lemmdico consult"]

def lookup(query):
	query="\n".join(query.split())+"\n"
	p = subprocess.Popen(args ,stdout=subprocess.PIPE, shell=True,stdin=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
	(stdoutdata, stderrdata) = p.communicate(query)
	#print (stdoutdata, stderrdata)
	return stdoutdata.split()

if __name__ == "__main__":
	print lookup("qsdf aimerions qsdf qsdf nous viens")