Hello evryone I am a newbie to python. I have a makefile which i can compile in UNIX/LINUX, But i I am planning to write a python script which actually does what my MAKEFILE does. The make file is
#Makefile and some scripts to give output #numbers #Change till sign #END var1:=564-574 a1 = 23 b1 = 678 kxm = ixm_7.gh out = c$(var1)_s.gh imageim #END #other files file1 = sec$(b1).jk file2 = sgf$(a1) file3 = p$(b1).gh prg3scriptfile = prg3_produce.xx findoutdir = Dir:~/home/ x=67 #work evrything: prg1 script2 prg3 script4 withoutprg1: script2 prg3 script4 prg1: s$(ca)$(d) . script2: Makefile ./script2 -i '$(file2)' -o '$(file1)' -a $(x) -n prg3: : > $(prg3scriptfile) >> $(prg3scriptfile) prg3 $(prg3scriptfile) rm $(prg3scriptfile) script4: ./script4 $(kxm) $(file2) $(out) $(var1) I want to write a python script to replace this Makefile. I Have tried using getopt/optparse for parsing command line options How to Run Unix shell command from python. My Task is Myprg.py a1 b1 kxm out Kindly suggest me some ideas/comments. I started writing the code I started writing the script.. I have gone through documentation for getopt import string, getopt, sys def usage(): print '''myscript.py -- uses getopt to recognize options Options: -n -- No -t -- T -h -- help -i -- i -o -- Output:filename''' sys.exit(1) def main(): print "SYS ARGV: ", ",".join(sys.argv) # Define the Options Options = { 'n:': 'Number=', 't:': 'T', 'h' : 'help', 'i' : 'i', 'o' : 'Output_file', } shortOpts = ''.join(Options.keys()) longOpts = Options.values() try: (opts, args) = getopt.getopt(argv[1:], shortOpts, longOpts) except getopt.error, msg: print "Unrecognized argument or option" # end try for (opt, arg) in opts: if opt in ('-n', '--Number'): print '-n is the Number', Number sys.exit() elif opt in ('-t', '--T'): print '-t is the T', T sys.exit() elif opt in ('-h', '--help'): usage() print " " sys.exit() elif opt in ('-i', '--i'): print " I", i elif opt in ('-o', '--Output Filename'): print "Output", Output # end if # end for print "OPTS: ", ",".join([repr(o) for o in opts]) print "ARGS: ", ",".join(args) if __name__ == "__main__": main() with the above code, I am planning to do command line parsing. But how to run unix shell command? DO i have to use os Module/ import command? How should i proceed further, to import commands commands.getstatusoutput('ls /bin/ls') Please suggest me some ideas how to proceed further Thanks koid wayne _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor