import subprocess import shlex def run_ipset(command, *args, **kw): use_sudo = kw.get('use_sudo', True) if use_sudo: ipset_cmd = 'sudo ipset' else: ipset_cmd = 'ipset' full_command = '{ipset} {command} {args}'.format( ipset=ipset_cmd, command=command, args=' '.join(args) ) proc = subprocess.call( shlex.split(full_command), stdout=subprocess.PIPE, timeout=2 ) return proc