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+#!/usr/bin/env python2.7
+
+# Copyright 2013 Setkeh Mkfr
+#
+# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
+# the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+# Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+# version.  See COPYING for more details.
+
+#Short Python Example for connecting to The Cgminer API
+#Written By: setkeh <https://github.com/setkeh>
+#Thanks to Jezzz for all his Support.
+#NOTE: When adding a param with a pipe | in bash or ZSH you must wrap the arg in quotes
+#E.G "pga|0"
+
+import socket
+import json
+import sys
+
+def linesplit(socket):
+	buffer = socket.recv(4096)
+	done = False
+	while not done:
+		more = socket.recv(4096)
+		if not more:
+			done = True
+		else:
+			buffer = buffer+more
+	if buffer:
+		return buffer
+
+api_command = sys.argv[1].split('|')
+
+if len(sys.argv) < 3:
+	api_ip = '127.0.0.1'
+	api_port = 4028
+else:
+	api_ip = sys.argv[2]
+	api_port = sys.argv[3]
+
+s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET,socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+s.connect((api_ip,int(api_port)))
+if len(api_command) == 2:
+	s.send(json.dumps({"command":api_command[0],"parameter":api_command[1]}))
+else:
+	s.send(json.dumps({"command":api_command[0]}))
+
+response = linesplit(s)
+response = response.replace('\x00','')
+response = json.loads(response)
+print response
+s.close()