def execute_bash(command):
"""
Execute a Bash command and return the result.
Parameters
----------
command : str
The Bash command to execute.
Returns
-------
subprocess.CompletedProcess
The result of the command execution.
"""
try:
result = subprocess.run(
command,
shell=True, # Use a shell to interpret the command
check=True, # Raise an error if the command fails
text=True, # Capture output as a string
stdout=subprocess.PIPE, # Redirect standard output
stderr=subprocess.PIPE # Redirect standard error
)
return return [result.returncode, result.stdout]
except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
print(f'Error executing the command: {e.cmd}')
print(f'Error message: {e.stderr}')
sys.exit(1)
except Exception as ex:
print(f'An unexpected error occurred: {ex}')
sys.exit(1)
Marcel Suter