Beginning Python

#!/usr/bin/env python

__author__  = "James Radtke"
__copyright__  = "Copyright 2013, Linux Revolution"
__credits__  = ["James Radtke"]
__license__  = "GPL"
__version__  = "0.0.1"
__date__ = "20130108"
__maintainer__  = "James Radtke"
__email__  = "james.radtke@linuxrevolution.com"
__status__  = "Development"

import commands 

from os import path, access, R_OK  # W_OK for write permission.

# First, see if FILE exists
FILE='/tmp/test'
if path.exists(FILE) and path.isfile(FILE) and access(FILE, R_OK):
    print "File: " + FILE + " exists"
else:
    print "ERROR: " + FILE + " File is missing or is not readable"

# See if process is running
PROCNAME = 'bash'
OUTPUT = commands.getoutput('ps -A')
if PROCNAME in OUTPUT:   
  print "Process " + PROCNAME + " was running"
else:
  print 
  print "ERROR: Process " + PROCNAME + " was running"