auto-save illustrator every 60 seconds (mac only)

ai-auto-save.py

import os
import time
import subprocess

def is_illustrator_open():
	""" probably a better way to do this! """
	ps = subprocess.Popen(['ps', 'ax'], stdout = subprocess.PIPE)
	grep = subprocess.Popen(['grep', 'Adobe Ill'], stdin = ps.stdout, stdout = subprocess.PIPE)
	wc = subprocess.Popen(['wc', '-l'], stdin = grep.stdout, stdout = subprocess.PIPE)
	open = int(wc.communicate()[0])
	return open > 1

while True:
	if is_illustrator_open():
		os.system("""osascript -e 'tell application "Adobe Illustrator" to save current document'""")
	time.sleep(60)