Source code for python_utils.run_command

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import subprocess


def run_command(cmd):
    """Run system command in a subprocess

    Args:
        cmd: command to execute
    Returns:
        Tuple of (exit code, std_out, std_err)
    """
    proc = subprocess.Popen(
        cmd,
        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
        stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
        shell=True,
        universal_newlines=True,
    )

    std_out, std_err = proc.communicate()

    # strip trailing newline character
    return (proc.returncode, std_out.rstrip("\n"), std_err.rstrip("\n"))