Re-write BASH script to Python script

[popi75]

Hi Folks,

I got a task to "convert" few codes line from BASH script to Python script , I would like to know how do you suggest to write in Python ?

the BASH code example of download and install app:

#get parameters

echo "Make sure you a root"
read VERSION

#variables
echo "set variables"
DIR=$(cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd -P)

APP=/app
HOME=/home
INSTALL=/install
CONFIG=/install/$(date '+%d-%b-%Y')
echo "variables set"

# backup config files
echo "backup config"
mkdir $CONFIG
## config
/bin/cp -f $APP/bin/setenv.sh $CONFIG/
/bin/cp -f $APP/conf/server.xml $CONFIG/
echo "backup completed"

# shut down jira app
echo "shut down app"
/etc/init.d/jira stop
echo "jira app down"

# clean up home folder
echo "clean up home folder"
rm -rf /home/caches/
rm -rf /home/log/
echo "home folder cleaned up"

# download install
echo "install jira"
wget -P $INSTALL https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/downloads/binary/atlassian-jira-software-$JIRAVERSION-x64.bin
chmod a+x $INSTALL/atlassian-jira-software-$JIRAVERSION-x64.bin
$INSTALL/atlassian-jira-software-$JIRAVERSION-x64.bin -q -varfile $DIR/response.varfile
echo "jira installed"

# restore config files
echo "restore jira config files"
/bin/cp -f $CONFIG/setenv.sh $APP/bin/
/bin/cp -f $CONFIG/server.xml $APP/conf/

# set permissions
echo "set permissions"
chown -R jira:jira /jira
chmod -R 775 /jira
echo "permissions set"

# start jira
echo "shut down jira"
/etc/init.d/jira start
echo "jira started"

#done

Thank you

[ndc85430]

What have you tried? We're not going to do the work for you.

[metulburr]

Check out the subprocess module as you are pretty much going to be using that to run those commands

[ndc85430]

Don't see why you'd use subprocess when there's a lot in the os and shutil modules.

[popi75]

Check out the subprocess module as you are pretty much going to be using that to run those commands

Sure , I will try use subprocess module.
How do you suggest to implement those lines ?

wget -P $INSTALL https://www.atlassian.com/software/jira/downloads/binary/atlassian-jira-software-$JIRAVERSION-x64.bin
chmod a+x $INSTALL/atlassian-jira-software-$JIRAVERSION-x64.bin
$INSTALL/atlassian-jira-software-$JIRAVERSION-x64.bin -q -varfile $DIR/response.varfile

[metulburr]

You can use those modules too. I opt for the suborocess module over the others.

I suggest you Google them or show us your current work as to not give you the answers. Each of those is a command that you are just relaying for python. I dont know if you need to just execute them, wait, or parse the output, etc. So it could go different directions.