Created run_exps.py script.

Currently poorly documented.

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diff --git a/experiment/executable/ftcat.py b/experiment/executable/ftcat.py
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+import os
+import stat
+
+from executable import Executable
+
+class FTcat(Executable):
+    """Used to wrap the ftcat binary in the Experiment object."""
+
+    def __init__(self, ft_cat_bin, stdout_file, stderr_file, dev, events, cpu=None):
+        """Extends the Executable initializer method with ftcat attributes."""
+
+        # hack to run FTCat at higher priority
+        chrt_bin = '/usr/bin/chrt'
+
+        super(FTcat, self).__init__(chrt_bin)
+        self.stdout_file = stdout_file
+        self.stderr_file = stderr_file
+
+        mode = os.stat(dev)[stat.ST_MODE]
+        if not mode & stat.S_IFCHR:
+            raise Exception("%s is not a character device" % dev)
+
+        if events is None:
+            raise Exception('No events!')
+
+        # hack to run FTCat at higher priority
+        self.extra_args = ['-f', '40']
+        if cpu is not None:
+            # and bind it to a CPU
+            self.extra_args.extend(['/usr/bin/taskset', '-c', str(cpu)])
+        events_str_arr = map(str, events)
+        self.extra_args.extend([ft_cat_bin, dev] + events_str_arr)
+