Show status of your favorite programs

show_status.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import subprocess

def check():
    plist = open("plist").readlines()
    for i in plist:
        if i[:1] == "#":
            continue
        cline = i.split()
        a = subprocess.Popen("%s &>/dev/null;echo $?" % ' '.join(cline[2:]),shell=True,stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
        result = a.stdout.readlines()[0]
        if result[:-1] == cline[1]:
            print "Success"
        else:
            print "Error"

if __name__ == "__main__":
    check()

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Sample data of plist: 

# name exit command
# ---------------------------
httpd 0 service httpd status
sshd 0 service sshd status