• ShellRun

Page status - development of a library (public domain) to run commands through shell is moved to https://bitbucket.org/techtonik/shellrun along with detailed notes, because it is easier to sync notes with code in repository.

Libraries to run command through system shell, because subprocess suxx:

• https://github.com/kennethreitz/envoy

• http://shell-command.readthedocs.org/en/latest/

subprocess deadlock example:

• TODO

API Comparison

Running:

r = envoy.run('command')

r = shell_command.shell_call('command')

Return code, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exit_status

# subprocess
p.returncode

# envoy
r.status_code

# shell_command
r