def METHOD_NAME(*args):
    '''Run qemu-img and return its output'''
    subp = subprocess.Popen(list(args),
                            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
                            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
                            universal_newlines=True)
    exitcode = subp.wait()
    if exitcode < 0:
        sys.stderr.write('qemu-img received signal %i: %s\n'
                         % (-exitcode, ' '.join(list(args))))
    return subp.communicate()[0]