I call the python code from a Powershell script in order to loop over some arguments. Calling the python script from a Powershell is straight forward and works without a hitch:
PS C:\Windows\system32> C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35-32\python.exe C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\youtube-upload-master\bin\youtube-upload C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\timelapse\videos\timelapse_10.0.0.51-2016-06-21.mp4 --client-secrets=C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\timelapse\credentials\.yt-ul-ioa-secr.json --credentials-file=C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\timelapse\credentials\.yt-ul-ioa-cred.json --title="Timelapse 21.06.2016" --playlist "Timelapses June 2016"
Then within a script I am changing the parameters inserting variables into the argument strings, and finally calling the whole thing with Invoke-Command:
# yt-ul.ps1
param(
#[switch]$all_cams = $false,
[int]$days = -1,
[string]$cam = "ioa"
)
$cam_ip_hash = @{
"ioa" = "10.0.0.51";
"pam" = "10.0.0.52";
"biz" = "10.0.0.56";
"prz" = "10.160.58.25";
"igu" = "10.160.38.35"}
$cam_ip = $cam_ip_hash[$cam]
$date = (Get-Date).AddDays($days).ToString("yyyy-MM-dd")
$py = "C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python35-32\python.exe"
$yt_ul = "C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Programs\youtube-upload-master\bin\youtube-upload"
$title_date = (Get-Date).AddDays($days).ToString("dd.MM.yyyy")
$us = New-Object System.Globalization.CultureInfo("en-US")
$playlist_date = (Get-Date).AddDays($days).ToString("Y", $us)
$vid = "C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\timelapse\videos\timelapse_$cam_ip-$date.mp4"
$secr = "--client-secrets=C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\timelapse\credentials\.yt-ul-igu-secr.json"
$cred = "--credentials-file=C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\timelapse\credentials\.yt-ul-igu-cred.json"
$title = "--title=`"Timelapse $title_date`""
$playlist_date = "--playlist `"Timelapses $playlist_date`""
$arg_list = "$yt_ul $vid $secr $cred $title $playlist_date"
Invoke-Command "$py $arg_list"
But actually calling the script fails as follows:
PS C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\scripts> .\yt-ul.ps1
Invoke-Command : Parameter set cannot be resolved using the specified named parameters.
At C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\scripts\yt-ul.ps1:34 char:1
+ Invoke-Command "$py $arg_list"
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Invoke-Command], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : AmbiguousParameterSet,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.InvokeCommandCommand
I assume I am doing something really stupid with the single and double quotes, but I am not sure.
& $py $yt_ul $vid $secr $cred $title $playlist_dateorstart-processinstead ofInvoke-Command?& $pyworked! Well I got into "backtick" problems I expected but this call works:& $py $yt_ul $vid $secr $cred $title --title "Timelapse $title_date" --playlist "Timelapses $playlist_date"