task python
      edit ECF_MICRO '^'
      edit ECF_JOB_CMD '^ECF_JOB^ > ^ECF_JOBOUT^ 2>&1'
      label info "none"
      meter step -1 100 100
      event 1
      event 2

#!/usr/env python
#python.ecf
^include <head.py>
^manual
one liner manual ...
^end

^comment
one liner
^end

xlabel("info", "start")
xevent("1")

for step in range(0,101):
    print step
    xmeter("step", step)

xevent("2")
xlabel("info", "completion")
^include <tail.py>

#!/usr/local/bin/python
# head.py
import os, sys, signal

ECF_PORT = ^ECF_PORT:0^
XSVR = "ecflow_client --port %s --host ^ECF_NODE:0^ --" % ECF_PORT
pid = os.getpid()

def xinit(): 
    os.system(XSVR + "init %s"%pid)
def xabort(): 
    os.system(XSVR + "abort %s"%pid)
def xcomplete(): 
    os.system(XSVR + "complete")  
def SigHandler(signum, frame): 
    xabort(); sys.exit(0)

signal.signal (signal.SIGINT,  SigHandler); # ...
os.environ['ECF_PORT'] = "^ECF_PORT:0^"
os.environ['ECF_NAME'] = "^ECF_NAME:0^"
os.environ['ECF_NODE'] = "^ECF_NODE:0^"
os.environ['ECF_PASS'] = "^ECF_PASS:0^"

def xmeter(name, step):
   os.system(XSVR + "meter %s %s"%(name,step))  
def xevent(name):
   os.system(XSVR + "event %s"%name)  
def xlabel(name, info):
   os.system(XSVR + "label %s %s"%(name,info))

signal.signal (signal.SIGHUP,  SigHandler)
signal.signal (signal.SIGQUIT, SigHandler)
signal.signal (signal.SIGILL,  SigHandler)
signal.signal (signal.SIGTRAP, SigHandler)
signal.signal (signal.SIGIOT,  SigHandler)
signal.signal (signal.SIGBUS,  SigHandler)
signal.signal (signal.SIGFPE,  SigHandler)
signal.signal (signal.SIGUSR1, SigHandler)
signal.signal (signal.SIGUSR2, SigHandler)
signal.signal (signal.SIGPIPE, SigHandler)
signal.signal (signal.SIGTERM, SigHandler)
signal.signal (signal.SIGXCPU, SigHandler)
signal.signal (signal.SIGPWR,  SigHandler)

print 'start'
xinit()