Mounting shares in OS X using python and pyobjc - works with OS X 10.8+

.gitignore

*.pyc

mount_shares_better.py

#!/usr/bin/python
"""mount_shares_better.py

Mount file shares on OS X.
"""
from CoreFoundation import CFURLCreateWithString
import Foundation
from objc import initFrameworkWrapper
from objc import loadBundleFunctions
from objc import pathForFramework

class AttrDict(dict):
    """Dict for attributes"""
    __getattr__ = dict.__getitem__
    __setattr__ = dict.__setitem__

NETFS = AttrDict()
# Can cheat and provide 'None' for the identifier, it'll just use
# frameworkPath instead scan_classes=False means only add the contents
# of this Framework
NETFS_BUNDLE = initFrameworkWrapper(
    'NetFS', frameworkIdentifier=None,
    frameworkPath=pathForFramework('NetFS.framework'),
    globals=NETFS, scan_classes=False)

# https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Cocoa/Conceptual/ObjCRuntimeGuide/Articles/ocrtTypeEncodings.html
# Fix NetFSMountURLSync signature
del NETFS['NetFSMountURLSync']
loadBundleFunctions(NETFS_BUNDLE, NETFS, [('NetFSMountURLSync', 'i@@@@@@o^@')])

def mount_share(share_path):
    """Mounts share at /Volumes

    Args:
        share_path (str): The remote path, including protocol and auth info.
    Returns:
        The mount point if successful. Raises an error otherwise.
    """
    sh_url = CFURLCreateWithString(None, share_path, None)
    # Set UI to reduced interaction
    open_options = {NETFS.kNAUIOptionKey: NETFS.kNAUIOptionNoUI}
    # Allow mounting sub-directories of root shares
    mount_options = {NETFS.kNetFSAllowSubMountsKey: True}
    # Mount!
    result, output = NETFS.NetFSMountURLSync(
        sh_url, None, None, None, open_options, mount_options, None)
    # Check if it worked
    if result != 0:
        raise Exception('Error mounting url "{}": {}'.format
                        (share_path, output))
    # Return the mount path
    return str(output[0])

def mount_share_at_path(share_path, mount_path):
    """Mounts a share at the specified path

    Args:
        share_path (str): The remote path, including protocol and auth info.
        mount_path (str): The path where share will be mounted locally.
    Returns:
        The mount point if successful. Raises an error otherwise.
    """
    sh_url = CFURLCreateWithString(None, share_path, None)
    mo_url = CFURLCreateWithString(None, mount_path, None)
    # Set UI to reduced interaction
    open_options = {NETFS.kNAUIOptionKey: NETFS.kNAUIOptionNoUI}
    # Allow mounting sub-directories of root shares.
    # Also, specify the share should be mounted directly
    # at (not under) mount_path
    mount_options = {
        NETFS.kNetFSAllowSubMountsKey: True,
        NETFS.kNetFSMountAtMountDirKey: True,}
    # Mount!
    result, output = NETFS.NetFSMountURLSync(
        sh_url, mo_url, None, None, open_options, mount_options, None)
    # Check if it worked
    if result != 0:
        raise Exception(
            'Error mounting url "{}" at path "{}": {}'.format
            (share_path, mount_path, output))
    # Return the mount path
    return str(output[0])