Elevate is a small Python library that re-launches the current process with root/admin privileges using one of the following mechanisms:
pkexec, gksudo or kdesudo (Linux)sudo (Linux, macOS)To use, call elevate.elevate() early in your script. When run as root this
function does nothing. When not run as root, this function replaces the current
process (Linux, macOS) or creates a new process, waits, and exits (Windows).
Consider the following example:
.. code-block:: python
import os
from elevate import elevate
def is_root():
return os.getuid() == 0
print("before ", is_root())
elevate()
print("after ", is_root())
This prints::
before False
before True
after True
On Windows, the new process's standard streams are not attached to the parent,
which is an inherent limitation of UAC. By default the new process runs in a
new console window. To suppress this window, use
elevate(show_console=False).
On Linux and macOS, graphical prompts are tried before sudo by default. To
prevent graphical prompts, use elevate(graphical=False).
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Python library for requesting root privileges
We found that elevate demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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