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

Don't try and make yourself sudo just check if you are and error if your not

class NotSudo(Exception):
    pass

if os.getuid() != 0:
    raise NotSudo("This program is not run as sudo or elevated this it will not work")