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Overview

zxpy

Shell scripts made simple 🐚

Inspired by Google's zx, but made much simpler and more accessible using Python.

Rationale

Bash is cool, and it's extremely powerful when paired with linux coreutils and pipes. But apart from that, it's a whole another language to learn, and has a (comparatively) unintuitive syntax for things like conditionals and loops.

zxpy aims to supercharge bash by allowing you to write scripts in Python, but with native support for bash commands and pipes:

#! /usr/bin/env zxpy
todo_comments = ~"git grep -n TODO"
for todo in todo_comments.splitlines():
    filename, lineno, code = todo.split(':', 2)
    *_, comment = code.partition('TODO')
    print(f"{filename:<40} on line {lineno:<4}: {comment.lstrip(': ')}")

Running this, we get:

$ ./todo_check.py
README.md                                on line 154 : move this content somewhere more sensible.
instachat/lib/models/message.dart        on line 7   : rename to uuid
instachat/lib/models/update.dart         on line 13  : make int
instachat/lib/services/chat_service.dart on line 211 : error handling
server/api/api.go                        on line 94  : move these to /chat/@:address
server/api/user.go                       on line 80  : check for errors instead of relying on zero value

Installation 

pip install zxpy

Example

Make a file script.py (The name and extension can be anything):

#! /usr/bin/env zxpy
~'echo Hello world!'

file_count = ~'ls -1 | wc -l'
print("file count is:", file_count)

And then run it:

$ chmod +x ./script.py

$ ./script.py
Hello world!
file count is: 3

Run >>> help('zx') in Python REPL to find out more ways to use zxpy.

A more involved example: run_all_tests.py

#! /usr/bin/env zxpy
test_files = (~"find -name '*_test\.py'").splitlines()

for filename in test_files:
    try:
        print(f'Running {filename:.<50}', end='')
        output = ~f'python {filename}'  # variables in your shell commands :D
        assert output == ''
        print('Test passed!')
    except:
        print(f'Test failed.')

Output:

$ ./run_all_tests.py
Running ./tests/python_version_test.py....................Test failed.
Running ./tests/platform_test.py..........................Test passed!
Running ./tests/imports_test.py...........................Test passed!

Examples are all in the examples folder.

Interactive mode

$ zxpy
zxpy shell
Python 3.8.5 (default, Jan 27 2021, 15:41:15)
[GCC 9.3.0]

>>> ~"ls | grep '\.py'"
__main__.py
setup.py
zx.py
>>>

Also works with path/to/python -m zx

It can also be used to start a zxpy session in an already running REPL. Simply do:

>>> import zx; zx.start()

and zxpy should be enabled in the existing session.

Comments
  • shell hangs when `echo` is used

    shell hangs when `echo` is used

    So for the following script

    #! /usr/bin/env zxpy

~'echo Hello'

    once I executed it, the shell hangs after printing Hello. When I press ctrl+c, I get:

    ^CTraceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/local/bin/zxpy", line 8, in <module>
    sys.exit(cli())
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/zx.py", line 59, in cli
    run_zxpy(filename, module)
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/zx.py", line 136, in run_zxpy
    "$shlex_quote": shlex.quote,
  File "./bug.py", line 3, in <module>
    ~'echo Hello'
  File "/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/zx.py", line 100, in run_shell_print
    sys.stdout.buffer.write(text)
KeyboardInterrupt
    opened by hacker-DOM 17
  • Problems using a package

    Problems using a package

    Hi there, the following simple script doesn't work

    #!/usr/bin/env zxpy

import toml

def main():
    toml_string = """
[test]
x = "something"
"""
    parsed_toml = toml.loads(toml_string)
    print(parsed_toml)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

    I get

    Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/manfred/.local/bin/zxpy", line 8, in <module>
    sys.exit(cli())
  File "/home/manfred/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/zx.py", line 56, in cli
    run_zxpy(filename, module)
  File "/home/manfred/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/zx.py", line 121, in run_zxpy
    exec(code, None, {'__name__': '__main__'})
  File "./x.py", line 15, in <module>
    main()
  File "./x.py", line 10, in main
    parsed_toml = toml.loads(toml_string)
NameError: name 'toml' is not defined
    opened by manfredlotz 14
  • Parameter for script

    Parameter for script

    In a bash or python script I could have parameters when calling it. This seems to be impossible when using zxpy.

    Example:

    myscript /home

    gives

    Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/manfred/.local/bin/zxpy", line 8, in <module>
    sys.exit(cli())
  File "/home/manfred/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/zx.py", line 54, in cli
    with open(filename) as file:
IsADirectoryError: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/home'

    Is there a way I just overlooked?

    opened by manfredlotz 9
  • Documenting what syntax works and what doesn't

    Documenting what syntax works and what doesn't

    In the zxpy repl I tried various ways of issuing a cmd and some did not work.

    zxpy shell
Python 3.8.10 (default, Jun  2 2021, 10:49:15) 
[GCC 9.4.0]

>>> ~'uname'
Linux
>>> cmd = 'uname'
>>> ~f'{cmd}'
Linux
>>> ~cmd
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/manfred/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/zx.py", line 295, in install
    exec(code_obj)
  File "<input>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: bad operand type for unary ~: 'str'
>>> cmd = 'uname -a'
>>> ~f'{cmd}'
/bin/sh: 1: uname -a: not found
>>> ~cmd
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/manfred/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/zx.py", line 295, in install
    exec(code_obj)
  File "<input>", line 1, in <module>
TypeError: bad operand type for unary ~: 'str'
    opened by manfredlotz 8
  • How to deal with return codes

    How to deal with return codes

    Perhaps I miss something easy.

    But I could not see how I would deal with return codes > 0, i.e a command I issue returns an error. Example: ~'cat /etc/shadow

    opened by manfredlotz 7
  • NameError: name 'run_shell' is not defined

    NameError: name 'run_shell' is not defined

    Sorry for being a pain in the neck.

    But, now using 1.4.2 it seems something else is broken

    Running examples/script.py I get

    Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/manfred/.local/bin/zxpy", line 8, in <module>
    sys.exit(cli())
  File "/home/manfred/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/zx.py", line 56, in cli
    run_zxpy(filename, module)
  File "/home/manfred/.local/lib/python3.8/site-packages/zx.py", line 121, in run_zxpy
    exec(code, {'__name__': '__main__'})
  File "./y.py", line 2, in <module>
    ~'echo Hello world!'
NameError: name 'run_shell' is not defined
    opened by manfredlotz 6
  • ~ commands not working in a for loop

    ~ commands not working in a for loop

    The following example

    #!/usr/bin/env zxpy

def main():
    ~'/bin/echo "This works fine"'
    for u in [1, 2]:
        print(u)
        ~'/bin/echo "Not working"'

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()

    gives as output only:

    This works fine
1
2
    opened by manfredlotz 5
  • No live stdout like in zx

    No live stdout like in zx

    zx displays live output from each command for example:

    #!/usr/bin/env zx
await $`sudo dnf update`

    zx test.mjs
$ sudo dnf update
keybase                                          28 kB/s | 3.3 kB     00:00    
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    This is not working with zxpy since it's using simple subprocess to execute command and then returns output and only if there is no interactive prompt at the command.

    For example

    #! /usr/bin/env zxpy
~'sudo dnf update'

    Will just sit there forever without any output.

    opened by JayDoubleu 4
  • Different sys.argv behavour

    Different sys.argv behavour

    Problem description

    When I run a zxpy script, the behaviour of sys.argv is not the same as regular python.

    Example:

    Setup

    I ran poetry init in an empy directory, and used poetry add zxpy to install zxpy (version 1.2.4).

    python3

    I have the following script (test_python.py):

    #!/usr/bin/env python3
import sys
print(sys.argv)

    If I run the script as poetry run python3 ./test_python.py, the output is:

    ['./test_python.py']

    If I then run chmod +x ./test_python.py && poetry run ./test_python.py, the output is:

    ['./test_python.py']

    zxpy

    I have the following script (test_zxpy.py):

    #!/usr/bin/env zxpy
import sys
print(sys.argv)

    If I run the script as poetry run zxpy ./test_zxpy.py, the output is:

    ['/home/techhazard/.cache/pypoetry/virtualenvs/aoeuaoe-BGFxEDCR-py3.9/bin/zxpy', 'test_zxpy.py']

    If I then run chmod +x ./test_zxpy.py && poetry run ./test_zxpy.py, the output is:

    ['/home/techhazard/.cache/pypoetry/virtualenvs/aoeuaoe-BGFxEDCR-py3.9/bin/zxpy', 'test_zxpy.py']

    Expected behaviour:

    When zxpy is run, the sys.argv values should not include the zxpy executable.

    opened by techhazard 3
  • unary operator syntax doesn't work with print()

    unary operator syntax doesn't work with print()

    Code:

    #! /usr/bin/env zxpy

var = "test string"

print(~f"echo {var}")

    Output:

    $ ./simplescript.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/home/ubuntu/zxpy-test/venv/bin/zxpy", line 8, in <module>
    sys.exit(cli())
  File "/home/ubuntu/zxpy-test/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/zx.py", line 55, in cli
    run_zxpy(filename, module)
  File "/home/ubuntu/zxpy-test/venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/zx.py", line 85, in run_zxpy
    exec(compile(module, filename, mode='exec'))
  File "./simplescript.py", line 5, in <module>
    print(~f"echo {var}")
TypeError: bad operand type for unary ~: 'str'

    zxpy version: 1.2.3

    opened by Jackenmen 3
  • bad operand type for unary ~: 'str'

    bad operand type for unary ~: 'str'

    Hi

    This is my code for find some zip in dir but it cause the exception below l = (~f'find -maxdepth 1 -name "*{x}*.zip" -type f').splitlines()

    Traceback (most recent call last):
 File "/usr/local/bin/zxpy", line 8, in <module>
   sys.exit(cli())
 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/zx.py", line 55, in cli
   run_zxpy(filename, module)
 File "/usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/zx.py", line 85, in run_zxpy
   exec(compile(module, filename, mode='exec'))
 File "./test.py", line 21, in <module>
   l = (~f'find -maxdepth 1 -name "*{x}*.zip" -type f').splitlines()
TypeError: bad operand type for unary ~: 'str'

    when i split this command into two line, and all is fine

    l = ~f'find -maxdepth 1 -name "*{x}*.zip" -type f'
l = l.splitlines()

    By the way, data = (~'ls some_dir/').splitlines() this command is ok. So maybe it only occurs on format string?

    Thanks a lot

    Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS AArch64 Python 3.8.5 zxpy 1.2.1

    opened by tjjh89017 3
  • Code cleanup

    Code cleanup

    • [ ] #35
    • [x] Fix unused import in tests
    • [x] Fix Python 3.6/3.7 support (use pytest-typing-imports)
    • [x] Remove __main__.py
    • [x] Sort gitignore
    • [x] Setup black
    • [x] Simple refactors (like sys.argv)
    opened by tusharsadhwani 0
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