gistfile1.py

from subprocess import Popen, PIPE, TimeoutExpired
from typing import Tuple


def execute_command(
    command: str, sudo: bool = False, shell: bool = False
) -> Tuple[str, str, int]:
    """
    Subprocess Execute Command

    Arguments:
        command {str} -- example: command='ls -al'

    Keyword Arguments:
        sudo {bool} -- root permission (default: {False})
        shell {bool} -- command run in shell (default: {False})

    Returns:
        Tuple[str, str, int] -- (stdout, stderr, returncode)
    """
    command = command.split(" ")
    if sudo is True:
        command.insert(0, "sudo")

    proc = Popen(command, stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE, shell=shell)
    try:
        outs, errs = proc.communicate(timeout=10)
    except TimeoutExpired:
        proc.kill()
        outs, errs = proc.communicate()

    outs = outs.decode()
    errs = errs.decode()
    code = proc.returncode

    return (outs, errs, code)