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+# python launcher.py N
+# Spawns N processes of batch.py, dividing images in ./data into N batches
+# Processes are run in background
+
+import os
+import sys
+import pickle
+from numpy import ceil
+
+
+
+# Remove any old pickle files
+L = os.listdir(".")
+for l in L :
+	if l.endswith(".p") :
+		os.remove(l)
+
+
+# Create results directory if it doesn't exist
+if not os.path.exists("results/") :
+	os.makedirs("results/")
+
+
+# Read files
+files = []
+directory = "data/"
+for f in os.listdir(directory) :
+    if f.endswith(".jpg") : # if it's a jpg
+        if not f.endswith("_processed.jpg") : # and isn't a processed image
+            files.append(directory + f) # then add it to the list to be processed
+
+
+# Confirm files
+print "%d files, requires %d simultaneous runs." % (len(files), ceil(float(len(files)) / float(sys.argv[1])))
+
+
+
+# Generate a list of files for each batch.py to process, and spawn processes
+for i in range(int(sys.argv[1])) :
+	F = open("filelist%i.p" % i, "w")
+	l = [f for f in files[i :: int(sys.argv[1])]]
+	pickle.dump(l, F)
+	F.close()
+	#os.system("python batch.py %i &" % i)