interpreter in the background

Hi, I need to use the Python interpreter as if it were a Matlab or Mathematica "kernel", i.e. running in the background while I use an interface program to send commands and get output. Ideally, I would pipe some text "to" the interpreter (through a fifo, a socket...?) and got all the outp

(newbie) class with a single instance ?!

Hi, I need a suggestion on the better implementation for a very basic task. I run a program which does some logging on files. I want to collect all the filenames and handlers in the same structure. All the files should be opened at startup, closed at exit, and easily accessed by the rest of