Nested Fabric tasks

fabfile.py

import os

from fabric.api import task, run, hosts, cd, env, local
from fabric.operations import put

@task
@hosts('root@10.0.0.9')
def host1task():

    put(os.path.abspath('fabfile1.py'),'/tmp/')
    run('fab -f /tmp/fabfile1.py host2task')

fabfile1.py

from fabric.api import task, run, hosts, cd, env, local
from fabric.operations import put

@task
@hosts('root@10.0.0.27')
def host2task():
    run('uname -a')

Sample session Output

[gene@zion64 ~]$ fab -f /home/gene/fabfile.py host1task
[root@10.0.0.9] Executing task 'host1task'
[root@10.0.0.9] Login password for 'root': 
[root@10.0.0.9] put: /home/gene/fabfile1.py -> /tmp/fabfile1.py
[root@10.0.0.9] run: fab -f /tmp/fabfile1.py host2task
[root@10.0.0.9] out: [root@10.0.0.27] Executing task 'host2task'
[root@10.0.0.9] out: [root@10.0.0.27] run: uname -a
[root@10.0.0.9] out: [root@10.0.0.27] Login password for 'root': 
[root@10.0.0.9] out: [root@10.0.0.27] out: Linux zion64 3.5.0-2.fc17.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Jul 30 14:48:59 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux


[root@10.0.0.9] out: Done.
[root@10.0.0.9] out: Disconnecting from 10.0.0.27... done.


Done.
Disconnecting from root@10.0.0.9... done.

Ignore the unused imports, btw.