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1. Create a python script, and save as auto_vpn.py in the ~/Documents directory

it is not necessary to use this file name and directory, but it is used in the following steps

auto_vpn.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import os
import time

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A simple function to execute shell commands (unix):

import os, signal, subprocess


def execute(command, timeout=None):
    process = subprocess.Popen(command,
                               stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, start_new_session=True, shell=True)
 try:

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1. check installation logs:

cat /var/log/install.log

2. find the issue:

...
2022-04-26 22:50:21+03 tsarenkotxt installd[1641]: PackageKit: Extracting file:///var/folders/8x/_h18ksqn64dgswlstgcd_fw40000gn/C/com.apple.appstoreagent/com.apple.appstore/0C4C5EA3-A445-4CF0-9E44-37938052A4D9/kwb3255311556092828694.pkg#Xcode.pkg (destination=/Library/InstallerSandboxes/.PKInstallSandboxManager/7A629BA6-7537-469C-8C19-C74DD52245A1.activeSandbox/Root, uid=0)
2022-04-26 23:03:05+03 tsarenkotxt installd[1641]: PackageKit: Removing client PKInstallDaemonClient pid=3827, uid=501 (/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/AppStoreDaemon.framework/Support/appstoreagent)