codespell_cli_subprocess_misspelling_checker.py

1import subprocess
2import sys
3
4def run_codespell():
5    # Codespell is primarily a command-line tool.
6    # The official "quickstart" involves running it against a directory or file.
7    # This Python snippet demonstrates how to invoke it programmatically.
8    try:
9        # Checking current directory (.), skipping common binary/hidden folders
10        result = subprocess.run(['codespell', '.'], capture_output=True, text=True)
11        
12        if result.returncode == 0:
13            print("No misspellings found!")
14        else:
15            print("Misspellings found:")
16            print(result.stdout)
17            
18    except FileNotFoundError:
19        print("Error: codespell is not installed. Install it via 'pip install codespell'.")
20
21if __name__ == "__main__":
22    run_codespell()