def moduleinit():
    """Make sure various environment variables are set correctly
    """

    if 'MODULE_VERSION' not in os.environ:
        os.environ['MODULE_VERSION_STACK'] = '3.2.10'
        os.environ['MODULE_VERSION'] = '3.2.10'
    else:
        os.environ['MODULE_VERSION_STACK'] = os.environ['MODULE_VERSION']
        os.environ['MODULESHOME'] = '/usr/share/Modules/3.2.10'

    if 'MODULEPATH' not in os.environ:
        f = open(os.environ['MODULESHOME'] + "/init/.modulespath", "r")
        path = []
        for line in f.readlines():
            line = re.sub("#.*$", '', line)
            if line is not '':
                path.append(line)
        os.environ['MODULEPATH'] = ':'.join(path)

    if 'LOADEDMODULES' not in os.environ:
        os.environ['LOADEDMODULES'] = ''


def module(*args):
    """Pass arguments as separate items in list"""

    if type(args[0]) == type([]):
        args = args[0]
    else:
        args = list(args)
    (output, error) = subprocess.Popen(['/usr/share/Modules/{0:s}/bin/modulecmd'.format(os.environ['MODULE_VERSION']), 'python'] +
                       args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()
    exec(output)

# Use like:
moduleinit()
module(["load","foo"]) # equivalent to 'module load foo'