doc/run-quiet.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
#
# fontconfig/doc/run-quiet.py
#
# Runs command and discards anything it sends to stdout
#
# Copyright © 2020 Tim-Philipp Müller
#
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# documentation for any purpose is hereby granted without fee, provided that
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#
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import subprocess
import sys
import os

if len(sys.argv) < 2:
  sys.exit('Usage: {} PROGRAM [ARGS..]'.format(sys.argv[0]))

command = sys.argv[1:]

with open(os.devnull, 'w') as out:
  sys.exit(subprocess.run(command, stdout=out).returncode)