gistfile1.txt

import cups
import subprocess
import time

conn = cups.Connection ()

printid = conn.printFile('ML2580N-1', '/tmp/test.txt', 'test', {})
print printid

stop = 0
TIMEOUT = 10

while str(subprocess.check_output(["lpstat"])).find(str(printid)) != 0 and stop < TIMEOUT:
	stop += 1
	time.sleep(1)
	
	print "In queue"

	if str(subprocess.check_output(["lpstat"])).find(str(printid)) == 0:
		print "Transmitted"
	else:
		print "PRINT FAILURE"