def __init__(self, remote=None):
# load configuration data
load_config()
# setup, sanity checks
self.task_dir = turbogears.config.get("basepath.rpms")
self._setup_logging()
# Initialize core attributes
if remote:
self.remote = remote.rstrip("/")
self.proxy = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy(self.remote + '/RPC2')
self.tasks_added = []
self.t_downloaded = 0
self.tasklib = TaskLibrary()
