Yu-Xi Lim wrote: > I assume you're using a Debian-based distro with aptitude as the front > end. In which case, all dpkg operations should be logged in > /var/log/dpkg.log
Yes, I'm using Ubuntu. But I checked this log file and I'm a bit confused. It has a lot of listings for 5-31-06, but I didn't even install Linux until last Saturday. The next date after 5-31 is 8-5-06, and I know I installed things between last Saturday and Aug. 5. (But this is OT, so don't worry about it.) > I'm wondering about the need to "output the bash command to the > terminal". It would probably suffice if your Python script just spawned > an instance of the shell with the necessary command line. Take a look at > the subprocess module. > > But this really calls for a bash script: > > #!/bin/bash > echo $@ >> /path/to/manual_install.log > sudo aptitude install $@ > > > Shorter than the equivalent Python code. You could probably declare this > as a function in your bash initialization files too, if you know how to > do this. Hmm, interesting. I figured I could do this with a bash script, but I don't know bash at all and I'm trying to stick with Python. I don't quite understand your bash script (not familiar with the $@ syntax). I think I'll take a look at the subprocess module, just for fun. :) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
