https://github.com/chtenb/python-shellout

Thin convenience wrappers for shelling out commands easily from python
https://github.com/chtenb/python-shellout

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Thin convenience wrappers for shelling out commands easily from python

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/chtenb/python-shellout
• Owner: chtenb
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2016-04-01T15:55:34.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-05-21T14:27:08.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-12-01T00:06:04.460Z (22 days ago)
• Language: Python
• Size: 23.4 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# python-shellout

Thin convenience wrappers for shelling out commands easily from python

## Installation

In shell with enough admin rights type

```bash

$ git clone https://github.com/Chiel92/python-shellout

$ cd python-shellout

$ python3 setup.py install

```

Or to obtain the version from PyPI do

```bash

$ pip install pyshellout

```

## Example Usage

```python

from pyshellout import get

files=get('find . -name "*.cpp" -o -name "*.h" -print0')

for f in files.z: # Iterate filenames separated by null bytes

    print('Current file: ' + f)

    matches=get("grep -zZ 'some multiline regex pattern' '{}'", f)  # Allows string formatting

    print(matches.z)

```

A more elaborate example can be found on [this blog post about automatically archiving merged

git branches.][archive-git-branches]

Or on this [this blog post about automatically delete merged local git branches.][delete-git-branches].

[delete-git-branches]: http://ctenbrinke.net/2016/06/16/deleting-merged-local-branches-in-git/

[archive-git-branches]: http://ctenbrinke.net/2016/06/07/archiving-branches-with-git/