__author__="bjschuma"
__date__ ="$Dec 5, 2009 6:46:13 PM$"

import os
import inspect
import settings


# Print an error message
def error(text):
	lineno = str(inspect.currentframe().f_back.f_lineno)
	filename = inspect.currentframe().f_back.f_code.co_filename
	filename = filename.rsplit(os.sep,1)[1]
	print filename,"("+lineno+"):",text

# Print general text to the screen
def write(text,verbose=False):
	if (verbose==False) or (settings.get("verbose")==True):
		print text