gistfile1.txt

#!/usr/bin/env python

import os, sys, argparse, subprocess

from fabric.api import *

DONESND = os.environ.get('NOTIFY_DONE_SOUND', None)
ERRORSND = os.environ.get('NOTIFY_ERROR_SOUND', DONESND)
DEVNULL = open(os.devnull, 'w')

def get_args():
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Run bash commands on a remote host. Get notified when its done.')
    parser.add_argument(
        'hoststring', 
        type=str, nargs=1,
        help='ssh user@host string'
    )
    parser.add_argument(
        'commandstring', 
        type=str, nargs=1,
        help='string of commands to run'
    )
    args = parser.parse_args()
    return args.hoststring[0], args.commandstring[0]

def notify(hoststring, commandstring, failed=False):
    prefix = "%s"
    sound = DONESND
    if failed:
        prefix = "FAILED: %s"
        sound = ERRORSND
    if sound:
        retproc = subprocess.Popen(
            ("playsound", sound), 
            #        stdout=DEVNULL, stderr=DEVNULL
        )
    retproc = subprocess.Popen(
        ("notify-send", prefix % hoststring, commandstring), 
#        stdout=DEVNULL, stderr=DEVNULL
    )

if "__main__" == __name__:
    hoststring, commandstring = get_args()
    env.host_string = hoststring
    with settings(hide('warning'), warn_only=True):
        retval = run(commandstring)
    notify(hoststring, commandstring, retval.failed)
    DEVNULL.close()