A little trick to embed python code in a BASH script.

Here is a example to make embedded python code working which needs a tty / pty, because it interacts with the user:

I wanted to have a sexy ui in my shell scripts, and found the python library bullet and wrapped it into my bash scripts like above described, but bullet needs a tty / pty an with here documents there is no tty / pty available. I found the following StackOverflow post and combined everything together.

#!/bin/bash

# Name: bselect()
# Arg: selection-items
# Example:
#    bselect "root $USER $username"
#
# Example:
#    Call it and capture the output
#
#    SELECTION=$(bselect "root $USER $username")
#    echo "Selected User": $SELECTION
#
bselect(){
    read -r -d '' script <<-"----EOF"
			import os
			from bullet import Bullet
			selections = os.environ['PYTHON_ARG'].split()
			print(selections)

			cli = Bullet(
			        prompt = "\nPlease choose: ",
			        choices = selections,
			        return_index = True
			    )

			result = cli.launch()
			print(result)
----EOF
PYTHON_ARG="$1" python -c "$script"
}

Example bash call:

bselect "root $USER $username"

Preview:

Okay updated Code, had some issues with getting it working with return value capturing, and do a workaround - which isn't a nice way when you have two processes using bselect at the same time... but I can facilitate with that for the moment.

# Name: bselect()
# Arg: selection-items
# Example:
#    bselect "root $USER $username"
#
# Example: (wished I get it working to be like this example...)
#    Call it and capture the output
#
#    SELECTION=$(bselect "root $USER $username")
#    echo "Selected User": $SELECTION
#
#
# Example: (working example, workaround with writing the selection result to a file, and in bash script to cat the file)
#    Call it and capture the output
#
#    	bselect "root $USER $username"
#   	username=$(cat ~/.bselect)
#     echo "Selected User": $username
#
bselect(){
    read -r -d '' script <<-"----EOF"
			import os
			import json
			from bullet import Bullet
			selections = os.environ['PYTHON_ARG'].split()
			print(selections)

			cli = Bullet(
			        prompt = "\nPlease choose: ",
			        choices = selections,
			        return_index = False
			    )

			result = cli.launch()
			# print("export PYTHON_RETURN=%s" % result)
			# print(result)
			f = open(os.path.expanduser('~/.bselect'), 'w')
			f.write(result)
			f.close()
----EOF
PYTHON_ARG="$1" python -c "$script"
}

Example bash call:

   	bselect "root $USER $username"
   	username=$(cat ~/.bselect)