Script to setup environment for working with research project training on Florida Poly's machines

ResearchSetup.py

# Download executable file from the internet and run it
def run_online_exe(url, dir, exe, run=True):
  # "Sanitize" input
  if exe[-4:] != '.exe':
    exe += '.exe'
  # Download file as zip
  from urllib.request import urlretrieve
  zip_file_dir = exe.split('/')[-1][:-4] + '.zip'
  urlretrieve(url, zip_file_dir)
  # Unzip file
  from zipfile import ZipFile
  with ZipFile(zip_file_dir, 'r') as zf:
    zf.extractall(dir)
  # Run executable
  if run:
    run_cmd(dir + '/' + exe)

# Run an arbitrary command in the OS's shell
def run_cmd(cmd):
  from subprocess import Popen
  if type(cmd) is str: # As opposed to a list
    cmd = [cmd]
  Popen(cmd, shell=False)

  
# Download and run caffeine
run_online_exe(url='http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/caffeine/caffeine.zip', dir='caffeine', exe='caffeine.exe')
# Download and run cmder
run_online_exe(url='https://github.com/cmderdev/cmder/releases/download/v1.3.2/cmder_mini.zip', dir='cmder', exe='Cmder.exe')
# Download notepad++, but don't run it quite yet
run_online_exe(url='https://notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/7.x/7.4.2/npp.7.4.2.bin.zip', dir='npp', exe='notepad++.exe', run=False)
# Download and run Eclipse Oxygen
run_online_exe(url='http://archive.eclipse.org/technology/epp/downloads/release/oxygen/M2/eclipse-jee-oxygen-M2-win32-x86_64.zip', dir='eclipse', exe='eclipse/eclipse.exe')

# Configure git with my username and the repository
from os import system
system('git config --global user.name "Hutchison" & ' \
       'git config --global user.email "ghutchison2600@flpoly.org" & ' \
       'git clone https://Hutchison@gitlab.com/Hutchison/test-dl4j.git & ' \
       'cd test-dl4j & ' \
       'git checkout overtraining')

# Open file in notepad++ with additional instructions
text_file_dir = 'instructions.txt'
text_file_contents = 'Next steps:\n' \
  'Eclipse use default workspace\n' \
  'File > Open projects from file\n' \
  'Click "Directory"\n' \
  'Choose test-dl4j\n' \
  'Click the \'x\' next to the "Welcome" tab\n' \
  'In Project Explorer, find and double-click choose testdl4j/src/main/java/testld4j/TestNeuralNetwork.java\n' \
  'Click the green arrow ("Run") button\n'
with open(text_file_dir, 'w') as text_file:
  text_file.write(text_file_contents)
  
system(r'start npp\notepad++.exe ' + text_file_dir)

run.bat

python ResearchSetup.py