f = open( 'file.py', 'w' )
f.write( 'dict = ' + repr(dict) + '\n' )
f.close()
p = subprocess.Popen("cat /etc/redhat-release", shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
res = p.communicate()[0]
f = open("/tmp/record.txt",'w')
f.write("%s %s" % (datetime.now(),res.strip()))
f.close()
open(filename, 'w').close()