subprocess_helper.py

import subprocess
 
 
def sh(*args: str, nostderr: bool = True) -> str:  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
    stderr: int | None
    if nostderr:
        stderr = subprocess.DEVNULL
    else:
        stderr = None
    proc = subprocess.run(
        args,
        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
        stderr=stderr,
        encoding='utf-8',
        check=True,
    )
    return proc.stdout.strip()