old_contents: # vim:fileencoding=utf-8:noet
  
  from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
  
  
  def run_cmd(pl, cmd, stdin=None):
  	try:
  		p = Popen(cmd, stdout=PIPE, stdin=PIPE)
  	except OSError as e:
  		pl.exception('Could not execute command ({0}): {1}'.format(e, cmd))
  		return None
  	else:
  		stdout, err = p.communicate(stdin)
  	return stdout.strip()
  
  
  def asrun(pl, ascript):
  	'''Run the given AppleScript and return the standard output and error.'''
  	return run_cmd(pl, ['osascript', '-'], ascript)
  
new_contents: # vim:fileencoding=utf-8:noet
  
  from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
  
  
  def run_cmd(pl, cmd, stdin=None):
  	try:
  		p = Popen(cmd, stdout=PIPE, stdin=PIPE)
  	except OSError as e:
  		pl.exception('Could not execute command ({0}): {1}', e, cmd)
  		return None
  	else:
  		stdout, err = p.communicate(stdin)
  	return stdout.strip()
  
  
  def asrun(pl, ascript):
  	'''Run the given AppleScript and return the standard output and error.'''
  	return run_cmd(pl, ['osascript', '-'], ascript)
  
subject: Format in PowerlineLogger._log, not in pl.exception arguments