Basic python helper code to make running shell commands easy

sample-command.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+"""
+eprint prints to stderr
+"""
+def eprint(*args, **kwargs):
+    print(*args, file=sys.stderr, **kwargs)
+
+"""
+run runs the given command and prints it to stderr.
+"""
+def run(command, *args, shell=True, **kwargs):
+    eprint(f"+ {command}")
+    result = subprocess.run(command, *args, check=True, shell=shell, **kwargs)
+    return result
+
+# easy execution of simple commands
+run("echo 1")
+
+# safe execution of a command with user input
+some_user_input = 'hacked; cat /etc/passwd'
+run(["echo", some_user_input], shell=False)