tried some dry optimization(w/o raspi)

main.py

@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ async def run_command(*args):
     print("Started: %s, pid=%s" % (args, process.pid), flush=True)
 
 
+
 async def button_press(gpio:int, level):
+    #  TODO: light an LED
     global PTT_IS_ON
-    while True:
     if(pi.read(gpio)!=0):
         PTT_IS_ON = True
     if(pi.read(gpio)==0):
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ async def button_press(gpio:int, level):
 
 async def moduation_change(gpio:int, level):
     global MODULATION
-    while True:
+
     # given that the logic is the same 
     # if it isn't: TODO: rewrite this func
     if(pi.read(gpio)!=0):
@@ -46,13 +47,13 @@ async def moduation_change(gpio:int, level):
 async def frequency(gpio):
     # TODO write this function after hooking up the encoder
 async def main(freq:float):
-    asyncio.create_task(button_press(10, pigpio.EITHER_EDGE))
     # TODO change after figuring out the logic
-    asyncio.create_task(modulation_change(11, pigpio.EITHER_EDGE))
     task_created = False
     
     print("Ready")
     while True:
+        await moduation_change(gpio, level)
+        await button_press(gpio, level)
         if (PTT_IS_ON and not task_created):
                 asyncio.create_task(run_command(MODULATION, str(freq)))
                 task_created = True

main_classes.py

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import pigpio
+import time
+import datetime
+import asyncio
+import os
+from itertools import cycle
+
+PTT_IS_ON:bool = False
+MODULATION:str = None
+FREQUENCY:float = float(430)
+modulations = cycle(["./modulations/ssb.sh", "./modulations/fmrds.sh"])
+
+pi = pigpio.pi() # init GPIO
+
+
+async def run_command(*args):
+    process = await asyncio.create_subprocess_exec(*args, stdout=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE, stderr=asyncio.subprocess.PIPE)
+    print("Started: %s, pid=%s" % (args, process.pid), flush=True)
+
+class GPIO:
+    def __init__(self, pin:int, level, led):
+        self.pin = pin
+        pi.set_mode(pin, pigpio.INPUT)
+        self.level = level
+        self.led = led
+    
+    async def is_clicked(self) -> bool:
+        if(pi.read(self.pin)!=0):
+            clicked = True
+            self.led = "ON"
+        if(pi.read(self.pin)==0):
+            clicked = False
+        await asyncio.sleep(.5)
+        return clicked
+
+async def frequency(gpio):
+    # TODO write this function after hooking up the encoder
+    pass
+
+async def main(freq:float):
+    task_created = False
+    
+    print("Ready")
+    while True:
+        ptt = await GPIO(10, pigpio.EITHER_EDGE, 13).is_clicked() # 13 is not an actual pin #
+        # TODO: if works, do the modulation change trigger  
+        if (ptt and not task_created):
+                asyncio.create_task(run_command(MODULATION, str(freq)))
+                task_created = True
+        elif (task_created and not ptt):
+            await asyncio.sleep(1)
+            asyncio.create_task(run_command("./kill.sh"))
+            task_created = False
+        await asyncio.sleep(.5)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    try:
+        asyncio.run(main("", 430))
+    except KeyboardInterrupt:
+        print("\n")