Python script to read and display all the oracle interim patches in a Oracle ci attribute in HP uCMDB tool

Debashree, usually we help someone to fix some code already written, or give information leads, but we don't code a whole solution. If you want someone to do this code for you, I suggest that you post a gig here: https://www.experts-exchange.com/gigs/createGig.jsp

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Walter.

If what you are trying to do is run a shell command from python, you could try using the subprocess module. Below is a snippet taken from something I had done a while back, so may not be entirely suitable for you, but it's just an example of the syntax. More on the python docs page:
https://docs.python.org/2/library/subprocess.html

import subprocess 

p = subprocess.Popen(["su", "oracle", "-c", "/ora01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0/dbhome_1/OPatch/opatch lsinventory" ],  
                     stdout=subprocess.PIPE, 
                     stderr=subprocess.STDOUT
                    )

for line in p.stdout.readlines():
    print line

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Hi Walter/Kyle,
Attached is the script TTY_HR_Main is being used for discovery.
The method name discoverOraclePatch and oraclePatch is being used which is returnig patch ID. Instead of ID i need to display all interim patch numbers with comma seperation.

Let me know if you can help me to modify the method.
I am also attachig a sample opatch uotput from one of my servers.
tty_hr_main.txt
patch.txt

sorry debashree, I'm not familiar with that tool. I thought you just wanted access to he command line from python.

I experts,
I have used the following RegEx and its returning the first patch number but not the susequent ones.
pattern = re.compile(ur'Patch  (.*\n?): applied on')
This gives me the patch number 19769496 . i have to display 13348650 as well. (efer the file attached before patch.txt)

Hi Kyle.
I am looking for the correct RegEx to get the patch numbers. I know where to put this in tool.
I am getting the fist patch number from RegEx mentoned before but i have to modify this to get all the parent patch number.

Thanks
Debashree

Assuming that 'output' variable is the content of patch.txt, you could do:

import re
regex = re.compile(ur'Patch  (.*\n?): applied on')

it = re.finditer(regex, output)
for match in it:
    print match.group(1)

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will print each of the two numbers
19769496    
13348650    
you can replace the print statement with whatever you want there, append to list, or whatever...

Hi Kyle,
I have included you code like this:
 pattern = re.compile(ur'Patch  (.*\n?): applied on')
                    it= re.finditer(pattern, output)
                    for match in it:
                        match = pattern.search(output)
                    if match:
                        logger.debug('===setting patch value: ',match.group(1))
                        oracle_osh.setAttribute("patch", match.group(1))

but it's not working. It display only the first patch number 19769496 . also i have to display the patch numbers with a comma seperator like 19769496, 13348650

Hi Kyle,
I did this to get all the patches and its working fine.
Thanks a lot for your help!!

cmd = "su - oracle -c '"+oraclehome+"/OPatch/opatch lsinventory -local'"
        logger.debug("try command: ", cmd)
        try:
            output = shell.execCmd(cmd, 30000)
            pattern = re.compile(ur'Patch(.*\n?): applied on')
            match = pattern.findall(output)
            if match:
                patchs = ''
                for item in match:
                    patchs = patchs + item.strip() + ","
                logger.debug('===setting patch value: ', patchs)
                oracle_osh.setAttribute("patch", patchs)
            else:
                logger.debug("no patch discoverd for command:", cmd)

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Glad it's working for you.

You're doing string manipulation in the loop which isn't a great pattern. I'm only saying it so you are aware of it. If the number of patches is small, and your overall data size is small, this will not have too much of a negative impact. However, if you were to scale this, you would be better off storing the ids in a list like I had shown, and only creating the final string after the loop. There may be even more efficient ways of doing it too, but like I said, so long as your data is small, it's not too big a deal.

I am suggesting to mark this as best solution since the asker gave it a thumbs up. Perhaps he did not know to mark it a solution.