can python access OS level features like bash scripting?

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Krishnakant wrote:
> Hello all,
> Right now I am a bit confused on a final stage of my project.
> 
> I need to create an installer and an executable file for my python
> program for gnu/linux.
> 
> The install script has to put the package into site-packages folder
> where all other libraries reside.  Then put the executable file
> into /usr/bin as other files.
> 
> The installer must also do the basic task of creating the database and
> setting up password for on postgresql.
> now here comes the main problem.
> I believe putting files into proper places is pritty easy (may be some
> one will instantly reply to the issue of putting the executable file and
> libraries in place ).  But to do the database based activities, I need
> python-psycopg2 module for postgresql in the first place.  So is it
> possible for python to self download and install all the necessary
> modules on to the client machine?
> 
> What further complicates the system is the fact that I want in future to
> create 2 deb files, one for installing the gtk based client application
> and the other to install the server side app made in python-twisted for
> rpc.  Now the obvious problem is that first my python installation
> (either 2.5 or 2.4) must check for itself if the modules are present or
> not and if they are not present, my install utility must either download
> it from net or if that's not the recommended approach then compile the
> module from the source.
> 
> how do I achieve all this in python?
> I know bash could be used to do such things but I don't want to use bash
> because it is to clunky and won't run easily on windows.
> Moreover I want to create a deb file as I said before so I want to keep
> it as simple as possible.
> 
> Even regarding the executable, I am confused on using bash as the script
> for writing the executable which can then do some thing like python -c
> and call the modules, or write this executable code in a main.py and put
> that file into the executable path i.e /usr/bin.
> 
> Please clear this mater so that I can go ahead.
> 
> I know the python list is pritty busy and I must thank all the members
> who keep the spirit of the community and the professional organisations
> alive so may be I will get a solution to my problem soon.
> 
> happy hacking.
> Krishnakant.
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