Handling exit code returned by python in shell script

Question

I am calling a python script from within a shell script. The python script returns error codes in case of failures.

How do I handle these error codes in shell scrip

Answer 1

You mean the $? variable?

$ python -c 'import foobar' > /dev/null
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "", line 1, in 
ImportError: No module named foobar
$ echo $?
1
$ python -c 'import this' > /dev/null
$ echo $?
0