Change to sudo user within a python script

Question

I have a problem. I am writing a piece of software, which is required to perform an operation which requires the user to be in sudo mode. running \'sudo python filename.py\'

Answer 1

It is better to run as little of the program as possible with elevated privileges. You can run the small part that needs more privilege via the subprocess.call() function, e.g.

import subprocess
returncode = subprocess.call(["/usr/bin/sudo", "/usr/bin/id"])