sudo -H for Fabric

gistfile1.py

import fabric.api
from contextlib import contextmanager


@contextmanager
def shell(new_shell):
    old_shell, env.shell = env.shell, new_shell
    yield
    env.shell = old_shell


def sudo(*args, **kwargs):
    if not kwargs.get('use_home', True):
        return fabric.api.sudo(*args, **kwargs)

    # simulate 'sudo -H'
    user = kwargs.get('user', 'root')
    with shell("HOME=~%s %s" % (user, env.shell)):
        return fabric.api.sudo(*args, **kwargs)