--- a/draw_variants.py	Mon Jun 03 12:29:29 2013 -0400
+++ b/draw_variants.py	Mon Jul 15 10:47:35 2013 -0400
@@ -1,54 +1,29 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
+import gd_util
 import sys
-import subprocess
 from Population import Population
 
-def run_program(prog, args, stdout_file=None, space_to_tab=False):
-    #print "args: ", ' '.join(args)
-    p = subprocess.Popen(args, bufsize=-1, executable=prog, stdin=None, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-    (stdoutdata, stderrdata) = p.communicate()
-    rc = p.returncode
-
-    if stdout_file is not None:
-        with open(stdout_file, 'w') as ofh:
-            lines = stdoutdata.split('\n')
-            for line in lines:
-                line = line.strip()
-                if line:
-                    if space_to_tab:
-                        line = line.replace(' ', '\t')
-                    print >> ofh, line
-
-    if rc != 0:
-        print >> sys.stderr, "FAILED: rc={0}: {1}".format(rc, ' '.join(args))
-        print >> sys.stderr, stderrdata
-        sys.exit(1)
-
 ################################################################################
 
-if len(sys.argv) < 10:
-    print >> sys.stderr, "Usage"
-    sys.exit(1)
+if len(sys.argv) != 10:
+    gd_util.die('Usage')
 
-snp_input, indel_input, coverage_input, annotation_input, indiv_input, ref_name, min_coverage, output = sys.argv[1:9]
-individual_metadata = sys.argv[9:]
+snp_input, indel_input, coverage_input, annotation_input, indiv_input, ref_name, min_coverage, output, ind_arg = sys.argv[1:]
 
 p_total = Population()
-p_total.from_tag_list(individual_metadata)
+p_total.from_wrapped_dict(ind_arg)
 
 p1 = Population()
 p1.from_population_file(indiv_input)
 if not p_total.is_superset(p1):
-    print >> sys.stderr, 'There is an individual in the population individuals that is not in the SNP table'
-    sys.exit(1)
+    gd_util.die('There is an individual in the population individuals that is not in the SNP table')
 
 ################################################################################
 
 prog = 'mk_Ji'
 
 args = [ prog ]
-
 args.append(snp_input)
 args.append(indel_input)
 args.append(coverage_input)
@@ -59,7 +34,8 @@
 for tag in p1.tag_list():
     args.append(tag)
 
-run_program(prog, args, stdout_file='mk_Ji.out')
+with open('mk_Ji.out', 'w') as fh:
+    gd_util.run_program(prog, args, stdout=fh)
 
 ################################################################################
 
@@ -67,12 +43,14 @@
 
 args = [ prog ]
 args.append('-w')
-args.append('3')
+args.append(3)
 args.append('-s')
-args.append('0.3')
+args.append(0.3)
 args.append('-g')
-args.append('0.2')
+args.append(0.2)
 args.append('mk_Ji.out')
 
-run_program(prog, args, stdout_file=output)
+with open(output, 'w') as fh:
+    gd_util.run_program(prog, args, stdout=fh)
+
 sys.exit(0)