Removed not used namedpipe functionality

2 files changed, 1 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/plac/CHANGES.txt b/plac/CHANGES.txt
index dfb8c23..e7ef6f6 100644
--- a/plac/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/plac/CHANGES.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ HISTORY
 
 0.6.0 Improvement the interactive experience with full readline support and
       custom help. Added support for long running command, via threads and
-      processes.
+      processes (2010-07-11).
 0.5.0 Gigantic release. Introduced smart options, added an Interpreter class
       and the command container concept. Made the split plac/plac_core/plac_ext
       and added a plac runner, able to run scripts, batch files and doctests.
diff --git a/plac/plac_ext.py b/plac/plac_ext.py
index 69d7772..43adbbb 100644
--- a/plac/plac_ext.py
+++ b/plac/plac_ext.py
@@ -55,22 +55,6 @@ class TerminatedProcess(Exception):
 def terminatedProcess(signum, frame):
     raise TerminatedProcess
 
-def namedpipe(fname):
-    "Return a line iterator reading from a named pipe every twice per second"
-    try:
-        os.mkfifo(fname)
-    except OSError: # already there
-        pass
-    with open(fname) as fifo:
-        while True:
-            line = fifo.readline()
-            if line == 'EOF\n':
-                break
-            elif line:
-                yield line
-            time.sleep(.5)
-    os.remove(fname)
-
 ########################### readline support #############################
 
 class ReadlineInput(object):