Python exec with file globbing

glob_exec.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# Executes the given command line by applying file globbing to all
# arguments but the first one. Example:
#
# ./glob_exec.py ls '*.py'
#
# This is useful for shells like Windows cmd which doesn't have native
# file globbing.
#
 
import glob
import subprocess
import sys
 
def main():
    if len(sys.argv) == 1:
        print("Usage: %s <command> <globbed-args> ...\n" % sys.argv[0])
        sys.exit(1)
    glob_args = [sys.argv[1]]
    for arg in sys.argv[2:]:
        glob_arg = glob.glob(arg)
        if glob_arg is None or glob_arg == []:
            glob_args = glob_args + [arg]
        else:
            glob_args = glob_args + glob_arg
    ret = subprocess.call(glob_args)
    sys.exit(ret)
 
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()