Simple prototype for a command panel

button_panel.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

from __future__ import print_function
from sys import stdin, stdout, argv
import Tkinter
import sh

# PUBLIC DOMAIN.
#   - Lucretiel

def make_button(*args, **kwargs):
    return lambda func: Tkinter.Button(*args, command=func, **kwargs)

def add_command(frame, name, cmd):
    @make_button(frame, text=name)
    def button():
        try:
            proc = sh.sh(c=cmd, _out=stdout, _in=stdin)
        except sh.ErrorReturnCode as e:
            print("ERROR:", e)
    button.pack(side='top', fill='x', expand=True)
    print("Added button {name} for `{cmd}`".format(
        name=name, cmd=cmd))

def make_panel(master, button_spec):
    frame = Tkinter.Frame(master)
    frame.pack(expand=True, fill='both', side='top')
    
    for line in button_spec:
        add_command(frame, *line.strip().split(None, 1))

    return frame

def main():
    top = Tkinter.Tk()
    
    make_panel(top, stdin)
    
    top.mainloop()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

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# Sample button spec:
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