def VerifyTrafficStatePy():
    # Returns 1 if traffic failed to start
    startCounter = 1
    stopCounter = 16

    for start in xrange(startCounter, stopCounter):
        trafficState = CheckTrafficState()
        if start == stopCounter:
            if trafficState not in ['started', 'startedWaitingForStats', 'stoppedWaitingForStats', 'stopped']:
                print '\nVerifyTrafficState Error: Traffic failed to start'
                return 1

        if trafficState is 'started':
            print '\nVerifyTrafficState: Traffic started'
            break

        if trafficState is 'stopped':
            print '\nVerifyTrafficState: Traffic stopped'
            break

        if trafficState in ['startedWaitingForStats', 'stoppedWaitingForStats']:
            print '\nVerifyTrafficState: Traffic started. Waiting for stats to complete'
            break

        if start < stopCounter:
            if trafficState not in ['started', 'startedWaitingForStats', 'stoppedWaitingForStats', 'stopped']:
                print '\nVerifyTrafficState: Current state = %s. Waiting %s/%s' % (trafficState, start, stopCounter)
                time.sleep(1)