Question

I have a Python function, fooPy() that returns some value. ( int / double or string)

I want to use this value and assign it in a shell script. For example following is the python function:

def fooPy():
    return "some string" 
    #return 10  .. alternatively, it can be an int

fooPy()

In the shell script I tried the following things but none of them work.

fooShell = python fooPy.py
#fooShell = $(python fooPy.py)
#fooShell = echo "$(python fooPy.py)"

Answer 1

You can print your value in Python, like this:

print fooPy()

and in your shell script:

fooShell=$(python fooPy.py)

Be sure not to leave spaces around the = in the shell script.