pretty easy progress indicator

stdout_progress.py

# this works just fine w/ multiprocess...
# now with more flushing

import sys
import time

sys.stdout.write("This is running")
sys.stdout.flush()
for i in range(5):
    sys.stdout.write(".")
    sys.stdout.flush()
    time.sleep(0.1)
sys.stdout.write("\nThis is running2")
sys.stdout.flush()
for i in range(10):
    sys.stdout.write(".")
    sys.stdout.flush()
    time.sleep(0.1)
print ""

ooh, i like this spin cursor - much more fancy-pants than my lowly dot flusher ; )