--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/python/mountusb.py	Tue Mar 11 23:00:50 2014 -0700
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+"""
+[   33.854905] usb-storage 1-1.2:1.0: USB Mass Storage device detected
+[   33.854946] scsi6 : usb-storage 1-1.2:1.0
+[   33.855002] usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage
+[   34.855894] scsi 6:0:0:0: Direct-Access     PNY      USB 2.0 FD       8.07 PQ: 0 ANSI: 4
+[   34.856108] sd 6:0:0:0: Attached scsi generic sg2 type 0
+[   34.857281] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] 249999360 512-byte logical blocks: (127 GB/119 GiB)
+[   34.858452] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
+[   34.858455] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 23 00 00 00
+[   34.859678] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
+[   40.782414]  sdb: sdb1
+[   40.787010] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI removable disk
+
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+string = (str, unicode)
+
+def main(args=sys.argv[1:]):
+
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
+    options = parser.parse_args(args)
+
+    dmesg = subprocess.check_output(['dmesg']).splitlines()
+    string = 'usbcore: registered new interface driver usb-storage'
+    for index in reversed(range(len(dmesg))):
+        line = dmesg[index]
+        if string in line:
+            break
+    else:
+        sys.exit(1) # nothing found
+
+    for line in dmesg[index:]:
+        line = line.split(']', 1)[-1].strip()
+        if ':' in line:
+            try:
+                disk, partition = line.split(':')
+            except ValueError:
+                continue
+            disk = disk.strip()
+            partition = partition.strip()
+            if partition.startswith(disk):
+                print (partition)
+                sys.exit(0)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()