quietnet loader for disabling xscreensaver

loader.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
import subprocess
import sys
import signal
target = sys.argv[1]

def nop(*args): pass
signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, nop)

a = subprocess.Popen(['python', target], stdin=-1, stderr=-1, stdout=-1)
while True:
        print a.stdout.read(1)
        subprocess.Popen(['xscreensaver-command', '--deactivate']).wait()