smbinterp/interp/cluster/__init__.py

from multiprocessing.managers import BaseManager
import Queue

tasks_q   = Queue.Queue()
results_q = Queue.Queue()
minions_q = Queue.Queue()
master_q  = Queue.Queue()

class QueueManager(BaseManager):
  """
    One QueueManager to rule all network Queues
  """
  pass

QueueManager.register('get_tasks_q'  , callable=lambda:tasks_q   )
QueueManager.register('get_results_q', callable=lambda:results_q )
QueueManager.register('get_minions_q', callable=lambda:minions_q )
QueueManager.register('get_master_q' , callable=lambda:master_q  )

def get_qs(qm):
  """
    pass in a QueueManager, and this function returns all relevant
    queues attached to that QueueManager.
  """
  return (qm.get_tasks_q(),
          qm.get_results_q(),
          qm.get_master_q(),
          qm.get_minions_q())