"""
Copyright 2007, Red Hat, Inc
see AUTHORS

This software may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU
general public license.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
"""

import os
import string
import sys
import traceback
import socket

REMOTE_ERROR = "REMOTE_ERROR"


def is_error(result):
    if type(result) != list:
        return False
    if len(result) == 0:
        return False
    if result[0] == REMOTE_ERROR:
        return True
    return False