Merge branch 'python' of github.com:erkin/ponysay into python

README.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ First of all, you need `cowsay` from your local repositories.
 Obtain it from [here](http://www.nog.net/~tony/warez) if you wish to compile it yourself.
 This is often sufficient, but if is not you may be missing one of the standard packages: [bash](ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/bash/), [coreutils](ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/) or [sed](ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/sed/).
 
-[Download](https://github.com/erkin/ponysay/downloads) or clone the project.
+[Download](/erkin/ponysay/downloads) or clone the project.
 In the terminal, `cd` into the ponysay directory and `make && make install`.
 
 This will install ponysay into the $PREFIX (`/usr` by default, meaning you may need to `make install` as root, e.g. `sudo make install`.)
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ This requires that you have the `fortune` utility installed. You can install it
 or just fetch the source code from [here](ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/games/amusements/fortune/).
 
 You can try [this](http://www.reddit.com/r/mylittlelinux/comments/srixi/using_ponysay_with_a_ponified_fortune_warning/) script or
-[ponypipe](https://github.com/maandree/ponypipe) to ponify fortunes.
+[ponypipe](/maandree/ponypipe) to ponify fortunes.
 
 Edit your `~/.bashrc` and add this to the end of the file
 
@@ -84,19 +84,13 @@ Dependencies
 
 ### Required runtime dependencies
 
-`bash`: required for the main script [file: ponysay]
-
 `cowsay`: this is a wrapper for cowsay
 
-`coreutils`: the main script uses stty, cut, ls, cat, sort, readlink, pwd, head and tail
-
-`sed`: used to remove .pony from pony names when running `ponysay -l` and `ponysay -l`
-
-`perl`: required to run `ponysay -l` and `ponysay -L`
+`python3`: Written in python3
 
 ### Package building dependencies
 
-`gcc`: used for compiling ponysaytruncater.c
+`gcc`: used for compiling ponysaytruncater.c (???)
 
 `gzip`: used for compressing manpages
 
@@ -110,13 +104,13 @@ FAQ
 
 __Q:__ The output looks like a mess in _(TTY/PuTTY/other)_!
 
-__A:__ Unfortunately, there's nothing much we can do about it. See [issue 1](https://github.com/erkin/ponysay/issues/1).
+__A:__ Unfortunately, there's nothing much we can do about it. See [issue 1](/erkin/ponysay/issues/1).
 
 __Q:__ You are missing _(my-favourite-pony)_!
 
-__A:__ [Ask](https://github.com/erkin/ponysay/issues) and we'll add!
+__A:__ [Ask](/erkin/ponysay/issues) and we'll add!
 
 __Q:__ Which programs do you use to generate the pony files?
 
 __A:__ The pony files are actually mostly a bunch of selected [browser ponies](http://web.student.tuwien.ac.at/~e0427417/browser-ponies/ponies.html)
-that are generated into cow files via [img2xterm](https://github.com/rossy2401/img2xterm) or [util-say](https://github.com/maandree/util-say).
+that are generated into cow files via [img2xterm](/rossy2401/img2xterm) or [util-say](/maandree/util-say).

ponysay.py

@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ Whether the program is execute in Linux VT (TTY)
 linuxvt = os.environ['TERM'] == 'linux'
 
 
+'''
+Whether the program is launched in subshell/beeing redirected
+'''
+redirected = not sys.stdout.isatty()
+
+
 '''
 The directories where pony files are stored, ttyponies/ are used if the terminal is Linux VT (also known as TTY)
 '''
@@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ parser.add_argument(      '--onelist', action = 'store_true', dest = 'onelist',
 parser.add_argument('-W', '--wrap',    action = 'store',      dest = 'wrap',     help = 'specify the column when the message should be wrapped')
 parser.add_argument('-f', '--pony',    action = 'append',     dest = 'pony',     help = 'select a pony (either a file name or a pony name)')
 parser.add_argument('-q', '--quote',   nargs  = '*',          dest = 'quote',    help = 'select a pony which will quote herself')
-parser.add_argument('message', nargs = '?', help = 'message to ponysay')
+parser.add_argument('message',         nargs  = '?',                             help = 'message to ponysay')
 
 args = parser.parse_args()
 # TODO implement   if [ -t 0 ] && [ $# == 0 ]; then
@@ -99,6 +105,10 @@ class ponysay():
     Starts the part of the program the arguments indicate
     '''
     def __init__(self, args):
+        if args.list and redirected:
+            args.list = False
+            args.onelist = True
+        
         if   args.list:      self.list()
         elif args.linklist:  self.linklist()
         elif args.quoters:   self.quoters()