1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/apt/progress.py b/apt/progress.py
index ae5706af..98493c92 100644
--- a/apt/progress.py
+++ b/apt/progress.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 
 class OpProgress:
+    """ Abstract class to implement reporting on cache opening """
     def __init__(self):
         pass
     def Update(self, percent):
@@ -7,6 +8,18 @@ class OpProgress:
     def Done(self):
         pass
 
+class OpTextProgress(OpProgress):
+    """ A simple text based cache open reporting class """
+    def __init__(self):
+        OpProgress.__init__(self)
+    def Update(self, percent):
+        sys.stdout.write("\r%s: %.2i  " % (self.Op,percent))
+        sys.stdout.flush()
+    def Done(self):
+        sys.stdout.write("\r%s: Done\n" % self.Op)
+
+
+
 class FetchProgress:
     def __init__(self):
         pass