gistfile1.txt

def bash(cmd):
    p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
    stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
    rc = p.wait()
    return stdout, stderr, rc

# Run check_ssl.py

cmd = '/etc/ssl/private/letsencrypt/check_ssl.py %s' % domain
stdout, stderr, rc = bash(cmd)
if rc == 2:
    print stdout
    sys.exit(1)
elif rc == 0:
    print stdout
    print "Cert does not need an udate"
    sys.exit(0)