COT.helpers package reference

Provides a common interface for interacting with various non-Python programs.

API

helpers	Dictionary of concrete Helper subclasses to be populated at load time.
helper_select	Select the first helper that is available from the given list.

Exceptions

HelperError	A helper program exited with non-zero return code.
HelperNotFoundError	A helper program cannot be located.

Helper modules

COT.helpers.helper	Common interface for providers of non-Python helper programs.
COT.helpers.apt_get	Wrapper for the ‘apt-get’ package manager.
COT.helpers.fatdisk	Give COT access to fatdisk for creating and updating FAT32 file systems.
COT.helpers.gcc	Give COT access to gcc command for building other helpers.
COT.helpers.isoinfo	Give COT access to isoinfo for inspecting ISO images.
COT.helpers.make	Give COT access to make command for building other helpers.
COT.helpers.mkisofs	Give COT access to mkisofs, genisoimage, or xorriso for creating ISO images.
COT.helpers.ovftool	Give COT access to ovftool for validating and deploying OVF to ESXi.
COT.helpers.port	Wrapper for the MacPorts ‘port’ package manager.
COT.helpers.qemu_img	Give COT access to qemu-img for manipulating disk image formats.
COT.helpers.vmdktool	Give COT access to vmdktool for manipulating compressed VMDK files.
COT.helpers.yum	Wrapper for the ‘yum’ package manager.