def pump_run(self, pump_port, switch):
'''block the UI to avoid "segmentation fault"'''
print "activating pump", pump_port
Gdk.threads_enter() # needed to avoid Segmentation fault error
switch.set_active(True)
Gdk.threads_leave() # needed to avoid Segmentation fault error
'''run the pump'''
pumps.control_pumps(pump_port,self.pump_length)
'''block the UI again to avoid "segmentation fault"'''
Gdk.threads_enter() # needed to avoid Segmentation fault error
print "deactivating pump", pump_port
print ""
switch.set_active(False)
Gdk.threads_leave() # needed to avoid Segmentation fault error
return
def on_PUMP2_BUTTON_clicked(self, data=None):
print "pump2 is activating for ", self.pump_length, " seconds"
pumps.control_pumps(self.port_pump2,self.pump_length)
return