Python Question
Passing a Variable to Fabric?
Trying to figure out how to pass a variable to fabric but having issues:
def installpatch(install):
sudo("apt-get install %s") % install
However when passing trying to execute this via CLI, it shows up as the below:
user@linux: fab installpatch:vi
Fatal error: sudo() received nonzero return code 100 while executing!
Requested: apt-get install %s
Executed: sudo -S -p 'sudo password:' /bin/bash -l -c "apt-get install %s"
Entering it as
fab installpatch:'vi'
makes no difference. Any suggestions? I'm assuming I'm just missing something super simple.
Goal: Be able to create a fabric command that allows me to pass a variable/name to it to install a specific piece of software on multiple PCs.
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Answer Source
Try the following:
sudo(("apt-get install %s") % install)
or
sudo("apt-get install {}".format(install))
The % operator in your question works only when combined with a string.
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