def _write(self, what):
        """writes something to the Purr pipe"""
        try:
            open(self.pipefile, "a").write(what)
        except:
            print("Error writing to %s:" % self.pipefile)
            traceback.print_exc()
def _write ( self , what ) : try : open ( self . pipefile , "a" ) . write ( what ) except : print ( "Error writing to %s:" % self . pipefile ) traceback . print_exc ( )
writes something to the Purr pipe