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+var pythonRunner = function(path, folder, fileName, code, stdin)
+{
+    this.path=path;
+    this.folder=folder;
+    this.fileName=fileName;
+    this.code = code;
+    this.stdin=stdin;
+}
+
+pythonRunner.prototype.run = function(callback) 
+{
+    var myRunner = this;
+
+    myRunner.writeFiles( function(){
+        myRunner.executeScript(callback);
+    });
+}
+
+pythonRunner.prototype.writeFiles = function(callback)
+{
+    var myRunner = this;
+
+    var exec = require('child_process').exec;
+    var fs = require('fs');
+
+    console.log("mkdir "+ myRunner.path + myRunner.folder);
+    exec("mkdir "+ myRunner.path + myRunner.folder + "&& chmod 777 "+ myRunner.path + myRunner.folder, function(st)
+        {
+            fs.writeFile(myRunner.path + myRunner.folder + "/" + myRunner.fileName, myRunner.code,function(err) {
+                console.log(myRunner.path + myRunner.folder + "/" + myRunner.fileName);
+                if (err) {
+                    console.log(err);
+                } 
+                else {
+                    console.log("Python file saved!");
+
+                    fs.writeFile(myRunner.path + myRunner.folder + "/inputFile", myRunner.stdin,function(err) {
+                        console.log(myRunner.path + myRunner.folder + "/inputFile");
+                        if (err) {
+                            console.log(err);
+                        }    
+                        else {
+                            console.log("Input file saved!");
+                            callback();
+                        } 
+                    });    
+                } 
+            });
+ 
+        });
+}
+
+pythonRunner.prototype.executeScript = function(callback)
+{
+    var myRunner = this;
+
+    var exec = require('child_process').exec;
+    var fs = require('fs');
+
+    //execute ppython script -> write stdout or stderr to output.text
+    //return output.text contents in callback
+    c = exec("python " + myRunner.path + myRunner.folder + "/" + myRunner.fileName + " -< " + myRunner.path + myRunner.folder + "/inputFile " + "2>&1 | tee -a " + myRunner.path + myRunner.folder + "/output.text", function(st){
+        fs.readFile(myRunner.path + myRunner.folder + '/output.text', 'utf8', function(err, data){
+                    if (!data) {
+                        console.log= "error reading output file";
+                    }
+                    else {
+                        callback(data);
+                    }
+        });
+    });
+
+    console.log(c.pid);
+}
+
+pythonRunner.prototype.killScript = function(callback)
+{
+    var myRunner = this;
+    var exec = require('child_process').exec;
+
+    //remove temporary folder and kill python process
+    exec("rm -rf "+ myRunner.path + myRunner.folder, function(st){
+            c.kill();
+            callback("process terminated");
+    });
+}
+
+module.exports = pythonRunner;
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