execute a desired commend N times, useful for quick tests and automations

exec_ntimes.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

"""
execute a command N times

"""
import os
import time

x = 10
y = 0.5

for i in range(x):
    # if an invertal between executions is needed
    time.sleep(y)
    os.system("your_binary -args")
    # print the iteration number in the same line if desired
    print("execution number: {}".format(i), end = "\r", flush = True)