Python script and yum


 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting Python script and yum
# 1  
Old 01-02-2010
Python script and yum

Hello to everyoneSmilie

This probably is a simple question here(hopefully), but i am trying to learn python, and after much googling cannot find an answer.

How can i get yum command to work in the example below

Quote:
#!/usr/bin/python

import os
import sys
import yum

'yum update'
Hopefully this is in the right section, if not i apologise

Dave
# 2  
Old 01-02-2010
Try this.

Quote:
#!/usr/bin/ python
import os
cmd = "yum update"
os.system(cmd)
# 3  
Old 01-02-2010
Thanks for your reply, it does what it says, but i would like to be able to call all different yum commands
in functions etc, i did manage to do this by adding about four extra lines at the beginning of the script, but sadly i lost my notes.
Sorry for not explaining this very well.

Dave
Login or Register to Ask a Question

Previous Thread | Next Thread

10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting

1. UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers

Installation of virt-manager while yum update and yum install rhvm does not work

I have downloaded RHEV-H 4.2 Red Hat Virtualization - Red Hat Customer Portal (RHVirtualization 4.2 Host and Manager iso). I uploaded the image and installed on an HP G9 server baremetal. I found I dont have a WAN/net connectivity later on HPG9 server. How can I still install virt-manager on... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Paras Pandey
1 Replies

2. Windows & DOS: Issues & Discussions

How to execute python script on remote with python way..?

Hi all, I am trying to run below python code for connecting remote windows machine from unix to run an python file exist on that remote windows machine.. Below is the code I am trying: #!/usr/bin/env python import wmi c = wmi.WMI("xxxxx", user="xxxx", password="xxxxxxx")... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: onenessboy
1 Replies

3. Shell Programming and Scripting

Capture run time of python script executed inside shell script

I have bash shell script which is internally calling python script.I would like to know how long python is taking to execute.I am not allowed to do changes in python script.Please note i need to know execution time of python script which is getting executed inside shell .I need to store execution... (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: Adfire
2 Replies

4. Shell Programming and Scripting

Shell script for using yum command

Hi, I want to downgrade or uninstall a package using yum, say Samba in rhel 6. All I want to write a shell script that is use to downgrade or uninstall that package using yum. Can anyone please help me out? Thanks in Advance (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: usamamirza
7 Replies

5. Shell Programming and Scripting

Python script called by a shell script

experts, i wrote a python script to do a certain job, i tried it and it is working fine, i want this script to be executed automatically after a ksh script, the problem is when i execute the ksh script my python script runes perfectly after the ksh script as I have include it at the end of the ksh... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: q8devilish
1 Replies

6. Shell Programming and Scripting

Passing variable from shell script to python script

I have a shell script main.sh which inturn call the python script ofdm.py, I want to pass two variables from shell script to python script for its execution. How do i achieve this ????? Eg: main.sh a=3 b=3; c= a+b exec python ofdm.py ofdm.py d=c+a Thanks in Anticipation (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: shashi792
4 Replies

7. Linux

Yum update/install script

Any one know of a way to do a yum -install and draw the argument of what to install from a text file? I have a huge list of rpms that I have to install on a bunch of machines and I would like to run one script that goes to each machine and installs all rpms in the list I have. (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: rd42
2 Replies

8. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

Centos commands: Yum Upgrade versus Yum update

Hi, I would like to know the difference between YUM UPDATE and YUM UPGRADE. The man pages say upgrade is same as update with the obsolete option. And by default it says the obsolete option is turned on, which would make them equivalent. Does not say what obsolete does. Can someone please... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: mojoman
3 Replies

9. Shell Programming and Scripting

Hi Python and shell script,the script hangs

Hi I need to run a shell script from a TCL script,the shell script in trun will run a python script 1.Tcl script set filename "./GopiRun.sh" 2.GopiRun.sh python ./psi.py $MYSB/test_scripts/delivery/gpy1.py 3.I have my gpy1.py script. Here the problem i am facing is on running... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: nathgopi214
0 Replies

10. Shell Programming and Scripting

How to run python script from a Tcl script

Hi I have a python script,i need to run this script from a tcl script.Can anyone let me know how to do this (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: nathgopi214
1 Replies
Login or Register to Ask a Question