#!/usr/bin/env python
import sys, os, subprocess
launch = True
blocker = ""
apps = ["Ecoute", "Spotify", "Songbird", "Mplayer OSX Extended", "Mplayer"]
ps = subprocess.Popen("/bin/ps -x", shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
for line in ps.stdout.read().split("\n"):
for app in apps:
if app in line:
launch = False
blocker = app
ps.stdout.close()
if launch :
os.spawnvp(os.P_WAIT, '/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/MacOS/iTunesX', sys.argv)
else :
print "Not launching iTunes while %s is running." % blocker