How to run python commands using groovy in Jenkins slaves' Script Console?

Question

I need to run something arbitrary as simple as python -c "print('hello')" on one of the Jenkins' slaves' Script Console. Here's what I'm trying:

def cmd = 'python -c "print(\'hello\')"'
def sout = new StringBuffer(), serr = new StringBuffer()
def proc = cmd.execute()
proc.consumeProcessOutput(sout, serr)
proc.waitForOrKill(1000)
println "out> $sout\nerr> $serr"

However, getting empty output:

out> 
err> 

Is there a way to grab python's output in Groovy?

Answer 1

Try to divide command into array

def cmdArray = ["python", "-c", "print('hello')"]
def cmd = cmdArray.execute()
cmd.waitForOrKill(1000)
println cmd.text

Not sure why your version does not work.

Answer 2

this works perfect for me:

def cmd = 'python -c "print(\'hello\')"'
def proc = cmd.execute()
proc.waitFor()
println "return code: ${ proc.exitValue()}"
println "stderr: ${proc.err.text}"
println "stdout: ${proc.in.text}"

use "Execute Groovy script" (not "Execute system groovy script")

Answer 3

Groovy executing shell & python commands

To add one more important information to above provided answers is to consider the stdout and stderr for the python cmd or script that its being executed.

Groovy adds the execute method to make executing shells fairly easy, eg: python -c cmd:

groovy:000> "python -c print('hello_world')".execute()
===> java.lang.UNIXProcess@2f62ea70

But if you like to get the String associated to the cmd standard output (stdout) and/or an standard error (stderr), then there is no resulting output with the above cited code.

So in order to get the cmd output for a Groovy exec process always try to use:

String bashCmd = "python -c print('hello_world')"
def proc = bashCmd.execute()
def cmdOtputStream = new StringBuffer()
proc.waitForProcessOutput(cmdOtputStream, System.err)
print cmdOtputStream.toString()

rather than

def cmdOtputStream = proc.in.text
print cmdOtputStream.toString()

In this way we capture the outputs after executing commands in Groovy as the latter is a blocking call (check ref for reason).

Complete Example w/ executeBashCommand func

String bashCmd1 = "python -c print('hello_world')"
println "bashCmd1: ${bashCmd1}"
String bashCmdStdOut = executeBashCommand(bashCmd1)
print "[DEBUG] cmd output: ${bashCmdStdOut}\n"


String bashCmd2 = "sh aws_route53_tests_int.sh"
println "bashCmd2: ${bashCmd2}"
bashCmdStdOut = executeBashCommand(bashCmd2)
print "[DEBUG] cmd output: ${bashCmdStdOut}\n"

def static executeBashCommand(shCmd){
    def proc = shCmd.execute()
    def outputStream = new StringBuffer()
    proc.waitForProcessOutput(outputStream, System.err)
    return outputStream.toString().trim()
}

Output

bashCmd1: python -c print('hello_world')
[DEBUG] cmd output: hello_world
bashCmd2: sh aws_route53_tests_int.sh
[DEBUG] cmd output: hello world script

NOTE1: As shown in the above code (bashCmd2) example for a more complex python scripts you should execute it through a .sh bash shell script.

NOTE2: All examples have been tested under

$ groovy -v
Groovy Version: 2.4.11 JVM: 1.8.0_191 Vendor: Oracle Corporation OS: Linux