old_contents: #! /usr/bin/python
  # Written by Dan Mandle http://dan.mandle.me September 2012
  # Modified by Broda Noel @brodanoel (in all social networks)
  # License: GPL 2.0
  
  from gps import *
  from time import *
  import time
  import threading
  import sys
  
  gpsd = None #seting the global variable
  
  class GpsPoller(threading.Thread):
    def __init__(self):
      threading.Thread.__init__(self)
      global gpsd #bring it in scope
      gpsd = gps(mode=WATCH_ENABLE) #starting the stream of info
      self.current_value = None
      self.running = True #setting the thread running to true
   
    def run(self):
      global gpsd
      while gpsp.running:
        gpsd.next() #this will continue to loop and grab EACH set of gpsd info to clear the buffer
  
  if __name__ == '__main__':
    gpsp = GpsPoller() # create the thread
    try:
      gpsp.start() # start it up
      attempts = 0
      gotData = False
  
      while gotData == False and attempts < 3:
        #It may take a second or two to get good data
  
        if gpsd.fix.latitude != 0 or gpsd.fix.longitude != 0:
          gotData = True
          attempts += 1
          print
          print ' GPS reading'
          print '----------------------------------------'
          print 'latitude    ' , gpsd.fix.latitude
          print 'longitude   ' , gpsd.fix.longitude
          print 'time utc    ' , gpsd.utc,' + ', gpsd.fix.time
          print 'altitude (m)' , gpsd.fix.altitude
          print 'eps         ' , gpsd.fix.eps
          print 'epx         ' , gpsd.fix.epx
          print 'epv         ' , gpsd.fix.epv
          print 'ept         ' , gpsd.fix.ept
          print 'speed (m/s) ' , gpsd.fix.speed
          print 'climb       ' , gpsd.fix.climb
          print 'track       ' , gpsd.fix.track
          print 'mode        ' , gpsd.fix.mode
          print
          print 'sats        ' , gpsd.satellites
          sys.exit()
        else:
          time.sleep(1) #set to whatever
  
    except (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit): #when you press ctrl+c
      gpsp.running = False
      gpsp.join() # wait for the thread to finish what it's doing
new_contents: #! /usr/bin/python
  # Written by Dan Mandle http://dan.mandle.me September 2012
  # Modified by Broda Noel @brodanoel (in all social networks)
  # License: GPL 2.0
  
  from gps import *
  from time import *
  import time
  import threading
  import sys
  import json
  
  gpsd = None #seting the global variable
  
  class GpsPoller(threading.Thread):
    def __init__(self):
      threading.Thread.__init__(self)
      global gpsd #bring it in scope
      gpsd = gps(mode=WATCH_ENABLE) #starting the stream of info
      self.current_value = None
      self.running = True #setting the thread running to true
   
    def run(self):
      global gpsd
      while gpsp.running:
        gpsd.next() #this will continue to loop and grab EACH set of gpsd info to clear the buffer
  
  if __name__ == '__main__':
    gpsp = GpsPoller() # create the thread
    try:
      gpsp.start() # start it up
      attempts = 0
      gotData = False
  
      while gotData == False and attempts < 3:
        #It may take a second or two to get good data
  
        if gpsd.fix.latitude != 0 or gpsd.fix.longitude != 0:
          gotData = True
          attempts += 1
          print json.dumps(gpsd.fix)
          # print 'time:', gpsd.utc
          # print 'sats:', gpsd.satellites
          sys.exit()
        else:
          time.sleep(1) #set to whatever
  
    except (KeyboardInterrupt, SystemExit): #when you press ctrl+c
      gpsp.running = False
      gpsp.join() # wait for the thread to finish what it's doing
subject: Fix GPS data printing