mycli ssh tunnel script

myclic.py

#!/usr/bin/python
import os
import sys
sshtunnel = None
with open('mysql/'+sys.argv[1]) as f:
    s = f.read()
    if len(s) > 0 and s[0] == '#':
        sshtunnel = s[1:].split('\n')[0]
if sshtunnel and os.system('ssh -O check %s-controlmaster' % sshtunnel) != 0:
    os.system('ssh -f %s-controlmaster sleep 60' % sshtunnel)
os.execvp('mycli', ['mycli', '--defaults-file', '/home/meeuw/mysql/'+sys.argv[1], '--prompt', sys.argv[1]+' \d > ']+sys.argv[2:])

ssh_config

Host remotehost-controlmaster
    ControlMaster auto
    ControlPath /home/meeuw/.ssh/remotehost-socket
    HostName remotehost
    User user
    LocalForward 3306 localhost:3306