[Bug-gnubg] Python Support

[amarganth]

Hi all

I've installed the newest version of gnubg (i hope) on a windows xp.

After removing Python 2.3.x and installing 2.2.x all works well:
- python standalone
- gnubg_no_gui python support works fine

But I have still some problems, where I need some help.
First: I'm currently try to build a new FIBS bot, fully written in Python.

The problem is, that I can't get the output of the "hint" command from gnubg.
And I don't find another command unter python (dir(gnubg) to get this 
information.

That's what I'm doing after starting gnubg-no-gui:

GNU Backgammon 0.14.2-devel  Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Gary
Wong.
   ...
(No game) >
Python 2.2.3 (#42, May 30 2003, 18:12:08) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)]
>>> import gnubg
>>> gnubg.command("new match 7")
A new 7 point match has been started.
gnubg rolls 3, user rolls 4.
 GNU Backgammon  Position ID: 4HPwATDgc/ABMA
                 Match ID   : cInxAAAAAAAA
 +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+     O: gnubg
 | X           O    |   | O              X |     0 points
 | X           O    |   | O              X |
 | X           O    |   | O                |
 | X                |   | O                |
 | X                |   | O                |
v|                  |BAR|                  |     7 point match (Cube: 1)
 | O                |   | X                |
 | O                |   | X                |
 | O           X    |   | X                |
 | O           X    |   | X              O |     Rolled 34
 | O           X    |   | X              O |     0 points
 +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+     X: user

 GNU Backgammon  Position ID: 4HPwATDgc/ABMA
                 Match ID   : cInxAAAAAAAA
 +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+     O: gnubg
 | X           O    |   | O              X |     0 points
 | X           O    |   | O              X |
 | X           O    |   | O                |
 | X                |   | O                |
 | X                |   | O                |
v|                  |BAR|                  |     7 point match (Cube: 1)
 | O                |   | X                |
 | O                |   | X                |
 | O           X    |   | X                |
 | O           X    |   | X              O |     Rolled 34
 | O           X    |   | X              O |     0 points
 +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+     X: user

 GNU Backgammon  Position ID: 4HPwATDgc/ABMA
                 Match ID   : cInxAAAAAAAA
 +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+     O: gnubg
 | X           O    |   | O              X |     0 points
 | X           O    |   | O              X |
 | X           O    |   | O                |
 | X                |   | O                |
 | X                |   | O                |
v|                  |BAR|                  |     7 point match (Cube: 1)
 | O                |   | X                |
 | O                |   | X                |
 | O           X    |   | X                |
 | O           X    |   | X              O |     Rolled 34
 | O           X    |   | X              O |     0 points
 +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+     X: user

>>> s = gnubg.command("hint")
    1. Cubeless 0-ply   24/21 13/9                   MWC:  50.25%
       0.512 0.143 0.008 - 0.488 0.132 0.004
        0-ply cubeless
    2. Cubeless 0-ply   24/20 13/10                  MWC:  50.25% ( -0.00%)
       0.514 0.140 0.007 - 0.486 0.131 0.004
        0-ply cubeless
    3. Cubeless 0-ply   13/10 13/9                   MWC:  50.23% ( -0.02%)
       0.507 0.156 0.009 - 0.493 0.136 0.007
        0-ply cubeless
    4. Cubeless 0-ply   24/21 24/20                  MWC:  49.96% ( -0.29%)
       0.500 0.121 0.007 - 0.500 0.131 0.003
        0-ply cubeless
    5. Cubeless 0-ply   13/6                         MWC:  49.87% ( -0.38%)
       0.489 0.140 0.006 - 0.511 0.140 0.006
        0-ply cubeless
    6. Cubeless 0-ply   13/9 6/3                     MWC:  49.84% ( -0.41%)
       0.490 0.147 0.009 - 0.510 0.152 0.009
        0-ply cubeless
    7. Cubeless 0-ply   24/20 6/3                    MWC:  49.78% ( -0.47%)
       0.490 0.131 0.007 - 0.510 0.147 0.005
        0-ply cubeless
    8. Cubeless 0-ply   13/9 8/5                     MWC:  49.76% ( -0.49%)
       0.486 0.146 0.008 - 0.514 0.155 0.010
        0-ply cubeless
    9. Cubeless 0-ply   24/20 8/5                    MWC:  49.69% ( -0.56%)
       0.485 0.130 0.007 - 0.515 0.150 0.006
        0-ply cubeless
   10. Cubeless 0-ply   13/10 8/4                    MWC:  49.68% ( -0.57%)
       0.482 0.145 0.008 - 0.518 0.157 0.010
        0-ply cubeless
 GNU Backgammon  Position ID: 4HPwATDgc/ABMA
                 Match ID   : cInxAAAAAAAA
 +13-14-15-16-17-18------19-20-21-22-23-24-+     O: gnubg
 | X           O    |   | O              X |     0 points
 | X           O    |   | O              X |
 | X           O    |   | O                |
 | X                |   | O                |
 | X                |   | O                |
v|                  |BAR|                  |     7 point match (Cube: 1)
 | O                |   | X                |
 | O                |   | X                |
 | O           X    |   | X                |
 | O           X    |   | X              O |     Rolled 34
 | O           X    |   | X              O |     0 points
 +12-11-10--9--8--7-------6--5--4--3--2--1-+     X: user

>>> print s
None
>>>

The output from "hint" is written to the standard output. But I can't get
it to work with it. How can I get the output of the hint command? 

Thanks in advance.  :-)

Rolf