Mixing Python And Bash

[Tom Purl]

I just wrote a Python script that is going to be called from bash script.
If the Python script fails, I want the bash script to also stop running.
Unfortunately, I can't seem to get that to work. Here's the script so
far:

# custom python script
/usr/bin/python /home/username/Dev/Python/packZODB.py \
-s"gsgmc.sigma.zettai.net" -b 7

# next program
/usr/bin/someOtherProgram

I don't want the second program to run if the first program fails. Isn't
that the default in bash? If someone could please point me in the right
direction regarding this problem, I would really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance!

Tom Purl

[Mike Meyer]

Tom Purl <to*@tompurl.com> writes:

I just wrote a Python script that is going to be called from bash script.
If the Python script fails, I want the bash script to also stop running.
Unfortunately, I can't seem to get that to work. Here's the script so
far:

# custom python script
/usr/bin/python /home/username/Dev/Python/packZODB.py \
-s"gsgmc.sigma.zettai.net" -b 7

# next program
/usr/bin/someOtherProgram

I don't want the second program to run if the first program fails. Isn't
that the default in bash? If someone could please point me in the right
direction regarding this problem, I would really appreciate it.

No, that's not the default in bash.

Try:

# custom python script
/usr/bin/python /home/username/Dev/Python/packZODB.py \
-s"gsgmc.sigma.zettai.net" -b 7

if [ $? -eq 0 ]
then
# next program
/usr/bin/someOtherProgram
fi

[Yes, I know there are shorter solutions. But his command line is long
enough as it is.]

<mike
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[Leif K-Brooks]

Tom Purl wrote:

I just wrote a Python script that is going to be called from bash script.
If the Python script fails, I want the bash script to also stop running.
Unfortunately, I can't seem to get that to work. Here's the script so
far:

# custom python script
/usr/bin/python /home/username/Dev/Python/packZODB.py \
-s"gsgmc.sigma.zettai.net" -b 7

# next program
/usr/bin/someOtherProgram

Have your Python script return a non-zero return code (e.g. sys.exit(1))
when it fails and then have your shell script check for that:

# custom python script
/usr/bin/python /home/username/Dev/Python/packZODB.py \
-s"gsgmc.sigma.zettai.net" -b 7

if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
exit 1
fi

# next program
/usr/bin/someOtherProgram

[Thorsten Kampe]

* Tom Purl (2004-11-08 21:17 +0100)

I just wrote a Python script that is going to be called from bash script.
If the Python script fails, I want the bash script to also stop running.
Unfortunately, I can't seem to get that to work. Here's the script so
far:

# custom python script
/usr/bin/python /home/username/Dev/Python/packZODB.py \
-s"gsgmc.sigma.zettai.net" -b 7

# next program
/usr/bin/someOtherProgram

I don't want the second program to run if the first program fails. Isn't
that the default in bash? If someone could please point me in the right
direction regarding this problem, I would really appreciate it.

Hm, not Python but bash related:

if ~/Dev/Python/packZODB.py -s"gsgmc.sigma.zettai.net" -b 7; then
someOtherProgram; fi

[Pierre Barbier de Reuille]

Tom Purl a écrit :

I just wrote a Python script that is going to be called from bash script.
If the Python script fails, I want the bash script to also stop running.
Unfortunately, I can't seem to get that to work. Here's the script so
far:

# custom python script
/usr/bin/python /home/username/Dev/Python/packZODB.py \
-s"gsgmc.sigma.zettai.net" -b 7

# next program
/usr/bin/someOtherProgram

I don't want the second program to run if the first program fails. Isn't
that the default in bash? If someone could please point me in the right
direction regarding this problem, I would really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance!

Tom Purl

If you only have 2 programs (or few programs) you can use :

prog1 && prog2

Then prog2 will only be launched if prog1 succeeded ...

Pierre