Can a python script execute a function inside a bash script?

Question

I have a bash script provided by a 3rd party which defines a set of functions. Here\'s a template of what that looks like

$ cat test.sh

#!/bin/bash

define         


        

Answer 1

No, the function is only available within that bash script.

What you could do is adapt the bash script by checking for an argument and execute functions if a specific argument is given.

For example

# $1 is the first argument

case $1 in
 "go" )
       go
       ;;
 "otherfunc" )
       otherfunc
       ;;
 * )
       echo "Unknown function"
       ;;
esac 

Then you can call the function like this:

subprocess.call("test.sh otherfunc")