printer-parser.py

#!/usr/bin/python
"""Formats lpoptions output to PrinterGenerator input"""

import sys
import subprocess

def main():
    subproc = subprocess.Popen(['lpoptions', '-p', sys.argv[1], '-l'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
    out, err = subproc.communicate()

    printer_options = out.splitlines(True)
    options_output = ""

    for line in printer_options:
        line = line.split(' ')

        option_name = line[0].split('/')[0]

        for option in line:
            if '*' in option:
                selected_option = option[1:]
        options_output += "%s=%s " % (option_name, selected_option)

    print options_output.replace("\n", "")

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()