def get_docs_to_commit(self):
        try:
            spec = {'synced': False}
            fields = {'_id': 0}
            cur = self.db.docs.find(spec, fields)
        except Exception as e:
            raise DatabaseException(e)
        return list(cur)
def runcmd(cmd, **kw):  # same code as in getlino.py
    """Run the cmd similar as os.system(), but stop when Ctrl-C."""
    # kw.update(stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
    # kw.update(stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
    kw.update(shell=True)
    kw.update(universal_newlines=True)
    kw.update(check=True)
    # subprocess.check_output(cmd, **kw)
    subprocess.run(cmd, **kw)
    # os.system(cmd)