import threading class PathServer: def __init__(self, channel): self.channel = channel self.C2P = {} self.next_id = 0 threading.Thread(target=self.serve).start() def p2c(self, path): id = self.next_id self.next_id += 1 self.C2P[id] = path return id def command_LIST(self, id, *args): path = self.C2P[id] answer = [(self.p2c(p), p.basename) for p in path.listdir(*args)] self.channel.send(answer) def command_DEL(self, id): del self.C2P[id] def command_GET(self, id, spec): path = self.C2P[id] self.channel.send(path._getbyspec(spec)) def command_READ(self, id): path = self.C2P[id] self.channel.send(path.read()) def command_JOIN(self, id, resultid, *args): path = self.C2P[id] assert resultid not in self.C2P self.C2P[resultid] = path.join(*args) def command_DIRPATH(self, id, resultid): path = self.C2P[id] assert resultid not in self.C2P self.C2P[resultid] = path.dirpath() def serve(self): try: while 1: msg = self.channel.receive() meth = getattr(self, 'command_' + msg[0]) meth(*msg[1:]) except EOFError: pass if __name__ == '__main__': import py gw = py.execnet.PopenGateway() channel = gw._channelfactory.new() srv = PathServer(channel) c = gw.remote_exec(""" import remotepath p = remotepath.RemotePath(channel.receive(), channel.receive()) channel.send(len(p.listdir())) """) c.send(channel) c.send(srv.p2c(py.path.local('/tmp'))) print c.receive()