Execute powershell scripts on click of menu option in python

Question

I have the below GUI for my application. I need to execute respective powershell script based on the menu selection


from tkinter import *
from tkinter.ttk import *
from time import strftime

# creating tkinter window
root = Tk()
root.title('Menu Demonstration')

# Creating Menubar
menubar = Menu(root)

# Adding File Menu and commands
file = Menu(menubar, tearoff = 0)
menubar.add_cascade(label ='InfoBlox', menu = file)
file.add_command(label ='Add CNAME record', command = None)
file.add_command(label ='Add A-record and PTR record', command = None)
file.add_separator()
file.add_command(label ='Exit', command = root.destroy)

# Adding Edit Menu and commands
edit = Menu(menubar, tearoff = 0)
menubar.add_cascade(label ='Installation', menu = edit)
edit.add_command(label ='Chrome', command = None)


# Adding Help Menu
ad_ = Menu(menubar, tearoff = 0)
menubar.add_cascade(label ='Active Directory', menu = ad_)
ad_.add_command(label ='Add server in group', command = None)


# display Menu
root.config(menu = menubar)
mainloop()

Please let me know how can I click the menu options to call and execute powershell scripts

Henry · Accepted Answer · 2022-05-05 19:05:33Z

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You can call the scripts using subprocess.call (from this answer) and use lambda functions to call them when clicking menu items:

import subprocess
import os.path

def run_script(name):
    script_dir = r"path\to\scripts"
    script_path = os.path.join(script_dir, name)
    subprocess.call(f"powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File {script_path}", shell = True)

# Adding File Menu and commands
file = Menu(menubar, tearoff = 0)
menubar.add_cascade(label ='InfoBlox', menu = file)
file.add_command(label ='Add CNAME record', command = lambda: run_script("cname.ps1"))
file.add_command(label ='Add A-record and PTR record', command = lambda: run_script("aptr.ps1"))
file.add_separator()
file.add_command(label ='Exit', command = root.destroy)

You may not need the -ExecutionPolicy Bypass but I did (relevant answer).

edited May 5, 2022 at 19:05

answered May 5, 2022 at 14:57

Henry

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Empty Coder Over a year ago

Thanks for the response. I tried the way you mentioned and call a sending email file to check but getting below error

The argument 'Send-email.ps1' to the -File parameter does not exist. Provide the path to an existing '.ps1' file as an argument to the -File parameter. Windows PowerShell  Copyright (C) 2016 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved

Henry Over a year ago

Try changing {name} in subprocess.call to {script_path}.

Empty Coder Over a year ago

getting same error

Processing -File 'C:\Automation' failed because the file does not have a '.ps1' extension. Specify a valid Windows PowerShell script file name, and then try again.

Henry Over a year ago

Make sure you're using script_path, not script_dir. If that still doesn't work try printing script_path to see if it's what you're expecting. If it's not check your file name and directory.

Empty Coder Over a year ago

Checked by printing script_path. problem was the name of my directory. it was having space like "c:\script files\". i moved it to some other location now working fine. any solution for this path with space?

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