from time import sleep
import sys

print "This is a message",
print "\b\b\b\b\b\b\b\bgerbil "


progress = "-\|/"
progspot = 0
print "Working...",
for i in range(100):
	sleep(0.1)
	print "\b\b." + progress[progspot],
	sys.stdout.flush()
	progspot += 1
	if(progspot > 3):
		progspot = 0