shellcheck_py_wrapper_subprocess_shell_script_linting.py

1import subprocess
2import sys
3from shellcheck_py import SHELLCHECK_EXE
4
5def run_shellcheck(script_path):
6    # shellcheck-py provides the path to the shellcheck executable
7    # which can be called using standard Python subprocess tools
8    result = subprocess.run([SHELLCHECK_EXE, script_path], capture_output=True, text=True)
9    
10    if result.returncode == 0:
11        print("No issues found!")
12    else:
13        print("ShellCheck found issues:")
14        print(result.stdout)
15        print(result.stderr)
16
17if __name__ == "__main__":
18    # Example: linting a file named 'script.sh'
19    # Usage: python example.py script.sh
20    if len(sys.argv) > 1:
21        run_shellcheck(sys.argv[1])
22    else:
23        print("Please provide a path to a shell script.")