Use subprocess to run a shell script and log its console output

shell_script_runner.py

"""
Module providing one function, which calls a shell script and fetches it output for logging.
"""

from os.path import abspath, dirname, join
from os import listdir

import subprocess
import logging

SCRIPT_FILE_2_CALL = "shell_script_you_wanna_run.sh"
"""
Name of the file containing the shell script running whatever you want. 
It is assumed to be located in the same directory as this module's file.
"""


def run_shell_script_using_subprocess_and_log_the_output() -> None :
    """
    Provides function to run shell script file behind `SCRIPT_FILE_2_CALL`.  

    There is no return value.
    """
    # Get the availabale logger
    logger = logging.getLogger("")

    # First: Get the current directory
    cur_dir = dirname(abspath(__file__))
    # Next: Build the location for the scriptfile
    location_script_file_2_call = join(cur_dir, SCRIPT_FILE_2_CALL)

    logger.info(f'Call script located at {location_script_file_2_call}')

    # You can also make use of parameters to pass to your script
    params = []    

    # Finally: Run the script and pass the parameters
    try:

        byte_output = subprocess.check_output(['bash', location_script_file_2_call, *params])
        str_output = byte_output.decode('utf-8')
        logger.info(str_output)

    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as exc:
        
        logger.error(exc.returncode, exc_info=True)
        logger.error(exc.output, exc_info=True)
        raise

Whenever you run a shell script and want to log the output.