show_messages_in_two_consoles.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
"""Show messages in two new console windows simultaneously.

See http://stackoverflow.com/q/19479504
"""
import sys
import platform
from subprocess import Popen

messages = 'This is Console1', 'This is Console2'

# define a command that starts new terminal
if platform.system() == "Windows":
    new_window_command = "cmd.exe /c start cmd.exe /c".split()
else:  #XXX this can be made more portable
    new_window_command = "x-terminal-emulator -e".split()

# open new consoles, display messages
echo = [sys.executable, "-c",
        "import sys; print(sys.argv[1]); input('Press Enter..')"]
processes = [Popen(new_window_command + echo + [msg])  for msg in messages]

# wait for the windows to be closed
for proc in processes:
    proc.wait()