cat_facts.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
import json
import urllib2
import os
import sys
import pexpect
import time

usr,pts = str(sys.argv[1]).split('.')

cat_facts = 'http://catfacts-api.appspot.com/api/facts'
request = urllib2.Request(cat_facts)

response = urllib2.urlopen(request)

msg = json.load(response)

cat_fact = str(msg['facts'][0])

c = pexpect.spawn('write '+usr+' '+pts)

c.delaybeforesend = 0.5
c.sendline('This factoid brought to you by cat_facts radio!')
c.sendline(str(cat_fact))
time.sleep(2)
c.kill(1)

kitty_canon.sh

#!/bin/bash
args=("$@")
sessions=($(who | grep ${args[0]} | awk 'BEGIN{OFS="."} {print $1,$2}'))

for usr in "${sessions[@]}"; do
    python /vol3/home/elijah/trl/cat_facts.py $usr
done
wait

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