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+# Adapted from https://github.com/numtide/deploykit
+
+import fcntl
+import logging
+import math
+import os
+import select
+import shlex
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import time
+from contextlib import ExitStack, contextmanager
+from enum import Enum
+from pathlib import Path
+from shlex import quote
+from threading import Thread
+from typing import (
+    IO,
+    Any,
+    Callable,
+    Dict,
+    Generic,
+    Iterator,
+    List,
+    Literal,
+    Optional,
+    Tuple,
+    TypeVar,
+    Union,
+    overload,
+)
+
+# https://no-color.org
+DISABLE_COLOR = not sys.stderr.isatty() or os.environ.get("NO_COLOR", "") != ""
+
+
+def ansi_color(color: int) -> str:
+    return f"\x1b[{color}m"
+
+
+class CommandFormatter(logging.Formatter):
+    """
+    print errors in red and warnings in yellow
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__(
+            "%(prefix_color)s[%(command_prefix)s]%(color_reset)s %(color)s%(message)s%(color_reset)s"
+        )
+        self.hostnames: List[str] = []
+        self.hostname_color_offset = 1  # first host shouldn't get agressive red
+
+    def formatMessage(self, record: logging.LogRecord) -> str:
+        colorcode = 0
+        if record.levelno == logging.ERROR:
+            colorcode = 31  # red
+        if record.levelno == logging.WARN:
+            colorcode = 33  # yellow
+
+        color, prefix_color, color_reset = "", "", ""
+        if not DISABLE_COLOR:
+            command_prefix = getattr(record, "command_prefix", "")
+            color = ansi_color(colorcode)
+            prefix_color = ansi_color(self.hostname_colorcode(command_prefix))
+            color_reset = "\x1b[0m"
+
+        setattr(record, "color", color)
+        setattr(record, "prefix_color", prefix_color)
+        setattr(record, "color_reset", color_reset)
+
+        return super().formatMessage(record)
+
+    def hostname_colorcode(self, hostname: str) -> int:
+        try:
+            index = self.hostnames.index(hostname)
+        except ValueError:
+            self.hostnames += [hostname]
+            index = self.hostnames.index(hostname)
+        return 31 + (index + self.hostname_color_offset) % 7
+
+
+def setup_loggers() -> Tuple[logging.Logger, logging.Logger]:
+    # If we use the default logger here (logging.error etc) or a logger called
+    # "deploykit", then cmdlog messages are also posted on the default logger.
+    # To avoid this message duplication, we set up a main and command logger
+    # and use a "deploykit" main logger.
+    kitlog = logging.getLogger("deploykit.main")
+    kitlog.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+    ch = logging.StreamHandler()
+    ch.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+    ch.setFormatter(logging.Formatter())
+
+    kitlog.addHandler(ch)
+
+    # use specific logger for command outputs
+    cmdlog = logging.getLogger("deploykit.command")
+    cmdlog.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+
+    ch = logging.StreamHandler()
+    ch.setLevel(logging.INFO)
+    ch.setFormatter(CommandFormatter())
+
+    cmdlog.addHandler(ch)
+    return (kitlog, cmdlog)
+
+
+# loggers for: general deploykit, command output
+kitlog, cmdlog = setup_loggers()
+
+info = kitlog.info
+warn = kitlog.warning
+error = kitlog.error
+
+
+@contextmanager
+def _pipe() -> Iterator[Tuple[IO[str], IO[str]]]:
+    (pipe_r, pipe_w) = os.pipe()
+    read_end = os.fdopen(pipe_r, "r")
+    write_end = os.fdopen(pipe_w, "w")
+
+    try:
+        fl = fcntl.fcntl(read_end, fcntl.F_GETFL)
+        fcntl.fcntl(read_end, fcntl.F_SETFL, fl | os.O_NONBLOCK)
+
+        yield (read_end, write_end)
+    finally:
+        read_end.close()
+        write_end.close()
+
+
+FILE = Union[None, int]
+
+# Seconds until a message is printed when _run produces no output.
+NO_OUTPUT_TIMEOUT = 20
+
+
+class HostKeyCheck(Enum):
+    # Strictly check ssh host keys, prompt for unknown ones
+    STRICT = 0
+    # Trust on ssh keys on first use
+    TOFU = 1
+    # Do not check ssh host keys
+    NONE = 2
+
+
+class DeployHost:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        host: str,
+        user: Optional[str] = None,
+        port: Optional[int] = None,
+        key: Optional[str] = None,
+        forward_agent: bool = False,
+        command_prefix: Optional[str] = None,
+        host_key_check: HostKeyCheck = HostKeyCheck.STRICT,
+        meta: Dict[str, Any] = {},
+        verbose_ssh: bool = False,
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Creates a DeployHost
+        @host the hostname to connect to via ssh
+        @port the port to connect to via ssh
+        @forward_agent: wheter to forward ssh agent
+        @command_prefix: string to prefix each line of the command output with, defaults to host
+        @host_key_check: wether to check ssh host keys
+        @verbose_ssh: Enables verbose logging on ssh connections
+        @meta: meta attributes associated with the host. Those can be accessed in custom functions passed to `run_function`
+        """
+        self.host = host
+        self.user = user
+        self.port = port
+        self.key = key
+        if command_prefix:
+            self.command_prefix = command_prefix
+        else:
+            self.command_prefix = host
+        self.forward_agent = forward_agent
+        self.host_key_check = host_key_check
+        self.meta = meta
+        self.verbose_ssh = verbose_ssh
+
+    def _prefix_output(
+        self,
+        displayed_cmd: str,
+        print_std_fd: Optional[IO[str]],
+        print_err_fd: Optional[IO[str]],
+        stdout: Optional[IO[str]],
+        stderr: Optional[IO[str]],
+        timeout: float = math.inf,
+    ) -> Tuple[str, str]:
+        rlist = []
+        if print_std_fd is not None:
+            rlist.append(print_std_fd)
+        if print_err_fd is not None:
+            rlist.append(print_err_fd)
+        if stdout is not None:
+            rlist.append(stdout)
+
+        if stderr is not None:
+            rlist.append(stderr)
+
+        print_std_buf = ""
+        print_err_buf = ""
+        stdout_buf = ""
+        stderr_buf = ""
+
+        start = time.time()
+        last_output = time.time()
+        while len(rlist) != 0:
+            r, _, _ = select.select(rlist, [], [], min(timeout, NO_OUTPUT_TIMEOUT))
+
+            def print_from(
+                print_fd: IO[str], print_buf: str, is_err: bool = False
+            ) -> Tuple[float, str]:
+                read = os.read(print_fd.fileno(), 4096)
+                if len(read) == 0:
+                    rlist.remove(print_fd)
+                print_buf += read.decode("utf-8")
+                if (read == b"" and len(print_buf) != 0) or "\n" in print_buf:
+                    # print and empty the print_buf, if the stream is draining,
+                    # but there is still something in the buffer or on newline.
+                    lines = print_buf.rstrip("\n").split("\n")
+                    for line in lines:
+                        if not is_err:
+                            cmdlog.info(
+                                line, extra=dict(command_prefix=self.command_prefix)
+                            )
+                            pass
+                        else:
+                            cmdlog.error(
+                                line, extra=dict(command_prefix=self.command_prefix)
+                            )
+                    print_buf = ""
+                last_output = time.time()
+                return (last_output, print_buf)
+
+            if print_std_fd in r and print_std_fd is not None:
+                (last_output, print_std_buf) = print_from(
+                    print_std_fd, print_std_buf, is_err=False
+                )
+            if print_err_fd in r and print_err_fd is not None:
+                (last_output, print_err_buf) = print_from(
+                    print_err_fd, print_err_buf, is_err=True
+                )
+
+            now = time.time()
+            elapsed = now - start
+            if now - last_output > NO_OUTPUT_TIMEOUT:
+                elapsed_msg = time.strftime("%H:%M:%S", time.gmtime(elapsed))
+                cmdlog.warn(
+                    f"still waiting for '{displayed_cmd}' to finish... ({elapsed_msg} elapsed)",
+                    extra=dict(command_prefix=self.command_prefix),
+                )
+
+            def handle_fd(fd: Optional[IO[Any]]) -> str:
+                if fd and fd in r:
+                    read = os.read(fd.fileno(), 4096)
+                    if len(read) == 0:
+                        rlist.remove(fd)
+                    else:
+                        return read.decode("utf-8")
+                return ""
+
+            stdout_buf += handle_fd(stdout)
+            stderr_buf += handle_fd(stderr)
+
+            if now - last_output >= timeout:
+                break
+        return stdout_buf, stderr_buf
+
+    def _run(
+        self,
+        cmd: List[str],
+        displayed_cmd: str,
+        shell: bool,
+        stdout: FILE = None,
+        stderr: FILE = None,
+        extra_env: Dict[str, str] = {},
+        cwd: Union[None, str, Path] = None,
+        check: bool = True,
+        timeout: float = math.inf,
+    ) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]:
+        with ExitStack() as stack:
+            read_std_fd, write_std_fd = (None, None)
+            read_err_fd, write_err_fd = (None, None)
+
+            if stdout is None or stderr is None:
+                read_std_fd, write_std_fd = stack.enter_context(_pipe())
+                read_err_fd, write_err_fd = stack.enter_context(_pipe())
+
+            if stdout is None:
+                stdout_read = None
+                stdout_write = write_std_fd
+            elif stdout == subprocess.PIPE:
+                stdout_read, stdout_write = stack.enter_context(_pipe())
+            else:
+                raise Exception(f"unsupported value for stdout parameter: {stdout}")
+
+            if stderr is None:
+                stderr_read = None
+                stderr_write = write_err_fd
+            elif stderr == subprocess.PIPE:
+                stderr_read, stderr_write = stack.enter_context(_pipe())
+            else:
+                raise Exception(f"unsupported value for stderr parameter: {stderr}")
+
+            env = os.environ.copy()
+            env.update(extra_env)
+
+            with subprocess.Popen(
+                cmd,
+                text=True,
+                shell=shell,
+                stdout=stdout_write,
+                stderr=stderr_write,
+                env=env,
+                cwd=cwd,
+            ) as p:
+                if write_std_fd is not None:
+                    write_std_fd.close()
+                if write_err_fd is not None:
+                    write_err_fd.close()
+                if stdout == subprocess.PIPE:
+                    assert stdout_write is not None
+                    stdout_write.close()
+                if stderr == subprocess.PIPE:
+                    assert stderr_write is not None
+                    stderr_write.close()
+
+                start = time.time()
+                stdout_data, stderr_data = self._prefix_output(
+                    displayed_cmd,
+                    read_std_fd,
+                    read_err_fd,
+                    stdout_read,
+                    stderr_read,
+                    timeout,
+                )
+                try:
+                    ret = p.wait(timeout=max(0, timeout - (time.time() - start)))
+                except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
+                    p.kill()
+                    raise
+                if ret != 0:
+                    if check:
+                        raise subprocess.CalledProcessError(
+                            ret, cmd=cmd, output=stdout_data, stderr=stderr_data
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        cmdlog.warning(
+                            f"[Command failed: {ret}] {displayed_cmd}",
+                            extra=dict(command_prefix=self.command_prefix),
+                        )
+                return subprocess.CompletedProcess(
+                    cmd, ret, stdout=stdout_data, stderr=stderr_data
+                )
+        raise RuntimeError("unreachable")
+
+    def run_local(
+        self,
+        cmd: Union[str, List[str]],
+        stdout: FILE = None,
+        stderr: FILE = None,
+        extra_env: Dict[str, str] = {},
+        cwd: Union[None, str, Path] = None,
+        check: bool = True,
+        timeout: float = math.inf,
+    ) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]:
+        """
+        Command to run locally for the host
+
+        @cmd the commmand to run
+        @stdout if not None stdout of the command will be redirected to this file i.e. stdout=subprocss.PIPE
+        @stderr if not None stderr of the command will be redirected to this file i.e. stderr=subprocess.PIPE
+        @extra_env environment variables to override whe running the command
+        @cwd current working directory to run the process in
+        @timeout: Timeout in seconds for the command to complete
+
+        @return subprocess.CompletedProcess result of the command
+        """
+        shell = False
+        if isinstance(cmd, str):
+            cmd = [cmd]
+            shell = True
+        displayed_cmd = " ".join(cmd)
+        cmdlog.info(
+            f"$ {displayed_cmd}", extra=dict(command_prefix=self.command_prefix)
+        )
+        return self._run(
+            cmd,
+            displayed_cmd,
+            shell=shell,
+            stdout=stdout,
+            stderr=stderr,
+            extra_env=extra_env,
+            cwd=cwd,
+            check=check,
+            timeout=timeout,
+        )
+
+    def run(
+        self,
+        cmd: Union[str, List[str]],
+        stdout: FILE = None,
+        stderr: FILE = None,
+        become_root: bool = False,
+        extra_env: Dict[str, str] = {},
+        cwd: Union[None, str, Path] = None,
+        check: bool = True,
+        verbose_ssh: bool = False,
+        timeout: float = math.inf,
+    ) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]:
+        """
+        Command to run on the host via ssh
+
+        @cmd the commmand to run
+        @stdout if not None stdout of the command will be redirected to this file i.e. stdout=subprocss.PIPE
+        @stderr if not None stderr of the command will be redirected to this file i.e. stderr=subprocess.PIPE
+        @become_root if the ssh_user is not root than sudo is prepended
+        @extra_env environment variables to override whe running the command
+        @cwd current working directory to run the process in
+        @verbose_ssh: Enables verbose logging on ssh connections
+        @timeout: Timeout in seconds for the command to complete
+
+        @return subprocess.CompletedProcess result of the ssh command
+        """
+        sudo = ""
+        if become_root and self.user != "root":
+            sudo = "sudo -- "
+        vars = []
+        for k, v in extra_env.items():
+            vars.append(f"{shlex.quote(k)}={shlex.quote(v)}")
+
+        displayed_cmd = ""
+        export_cmd = ""
+        if vars:
+            export_cmd = f"export {' '.join(vars)}; "
+            displayed_cmd += export_cmd
+        if isinstance(cmd, list):
+            displayed_cmd += " ".join(cmd)
+        else:
+            displayed_cmd += cmd
+        cmdlog.info(
+            f"$ {displayed_cmd}", extra=dict(command_prefix=self.command_prefix)
+        )
+
+        if self.user is not None:
+            ssh_target = f"{self.user}@{self.host}"
+        else:
+            ssh_target = self.host
+
+        ssh_opts = ["-A"] if self.forward_agent else []
+        if self.port:
+            ssh_opts.extend(["-p", str(self.port)])
+        if self.key:
+            ssh_opts.extend(["-i", self.key])
+
+        if self.host_key_check != HostKeyCheck.STRICT:
+            ssh_opts.extend(["-o", "StrictHostKeyChecking=no"])
+        if self.host_key_check == HostKeyCheck.NONE:
+            ssh_opts.extend(["-o", "UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null"])
+        if verbose_ssh or self.verbose_ssh:
+            ssh_opts.extend(["-v"])
+
+        bash_cmd = export_cmd
+        bash_args = []
+        if isinstance(cmd, list):
+            bash_cmd += 'exec "$@"'
+            bash_args += cmd
+        else:
+            bash_cmd += cmd
+        # FIXME we assume bash to be present here? Should be documented...
+        ssh_cmd = (
+            ["ssh", ssh_target]
+            + ssh_opts
+            + [
+                "--",
+                f"{sudo}bash -c {quote(bash_cmd)} -- {' '.join(map(quote, bash_args))}",
+            ]
+        )
+        return self._run(
+            ssh_cmd,
+            displayed_cmd,
+            shell=False,
+            stdout=stdout,
+            stderr=stderr,
+            cwd=cwd,
+            check=check,
+            timeout=timeout,
+        )
+
+
+T = TypeVar("T")
+
+
+class HostResult(Generic[T]):
+    def __init__(self, host: DeployHost, result: Union[T, Exception]) -> None:
+        self.host = host
+        self._result = result
+
+    @property
+    def error(self) -> Optional[Exception]:
+        """
+        Returns an error if the command failed
+        """
+        if isinstance(self._result, Exception):
+            return self._result
+        return None
+
+    @property
+    def result(self) -> T:
+        """
+        Unwrap the result
+        """
+        if isinstance(self._result, Exception):
+            raise self._result
+        return self._result
+
+
+DeployResults = List[HostResult[subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]]]
+
+
+def _worker(
+    func: Callable[[DeployHost], T],
+    host: DeployHost,
+    results: List[HostResult[T]],
+    idx: int,
+) -> None:
+    try:
+        results[idx] = HostResult(host, func(host))
+    except Exception as e:
+        kitlog.exception(e)
+        results[idx] = HostResult(host, e)
+
+
+class DeployGroup:
+    def __init__(self, hosts: List[DeployHost]) -> None:
+        self.hosts = hosts
+
+    def _run_local(
+        self,
+        cmd: Union[str, List[str]],
+        host: DeployHost,
+        results: DeployResults,
+        stdout: FILE = None,
+        stderr: FILE = None,
+        extra_env: Dict[str, str] = {},
+        cwd: Union[None, str, Path] = None,
+        check: bool = True,
+        verbose_ssh: bool = False,
+        timeout: float = math.inf,
+    ) -> None:
+        try:
+            proc = host.run_local(
+                cmd,
+                stdout=stdout,
+                stderr=stderr,
+                extra_env=extra_env,
+                cwd=cwd,
+                check=check,
+                timeout=timeout,
+            )
+            results.append(HostResult(host, proc))
+        except Exception as e:
+            kitlog.exception(e)
+            results.append(HostResult(host, e))
+
+    def _run_remote(
+        self,
+        cmd: Union[str, List[str]],
+        host: DeployHost,
+        results: DeployResults,
+        stdout: FILE = None,
+        stderr: FILE = None,
+        extra_env: Dict[str, str] = {},
+        cwd: Union[None, str, Path] = None,
+        check: bool = True,
+        verbose_ssh: bool = False,
+        timeout: float = math.inf,
+    ) -> None:
+        try:
+            proc = host.run(
+                cmd,
+                stdout=stdout,
+                stderr=stderr,
+                extra_env=extra_env,
+                cwd=cwd,
+                check=check,
+                verbose_ssh=verbose_ssh,
+                timeout=timeout,
+            )
+            results.append(HostResult(host, proc))
+        except Exception as e:
+            kitlog.exception(e)
+            results.append(HostResult(host, e))
+
+    def _reraise_errors(self, results: List[HostResult[Any]]) -> None:
+        errors = 0
+        for result in results:
+            e = result.error
+            if e:
+                cmdlog.error(
+                    f"failed with: {e}",
+                    extra=dict(command_prefix=result.host.command_prefix),
+                )
+                errors += 1
+        if errors > 0:
+            raise Exception(
+                f"{errors} hosts failed with an error. Check the logs above"
+            )
+
+    def _run(
+        self,
+        cmd: Union[str, List[str]],
+        local: bool = False,
+        stdout: FILE = None,
+        stderr: FILE = None,
+        extra_env: Dict[str, str] = {},
+        cwd: Union[None, str, Path] = None,
+        check: bool = True,
+        verbose_ssh: bool = False,
+        timeout: float = math.inf,
+    ) -> DeployResults:
+        results: DeployResults = []
+        threads = []
+        for host in self.hosts:
+            fn = self._run_local if local else self._run_remote
+            thread = Thread(
+                target=fn,
+                kwargs=dict(
+                    results=results,
+                    cmd=cmd,
+                    host=host,
+                    stdout=stdout,
+                    stderr=stderr,
+                    extra_env=extra_env,
+                    cwd=cwd,
+                    check=check,
+                    verbose_ssh=verbose_ssh,
+                    timeout=timeout,
+                ),
+            )
+            thread.start()
+            threads.append(thread)
+
+        for thread in threads:
+            thread.join()
+
+        if check:
+            self._reraise_errors(results)
+
+        return results
+
+    def run(
+        self,
+        cmd: Union[str, List[str]],
+        stdout: FILE = None,
+        stderr: FILE = None,
+        extra_env: Dict[str, str] = {},
+        cwd: Union[None, str, Path] = None,
+        check: bool = True,
+        verbose_ssh: bool = False,
+        timeout: float = math.inf,
+    ) -> DeployResults:
+        """
+        Command to run on the remote host via ssh
+        @stdout if not None stdout of the command will be redirected to this file i.e. stdout=subprocss.PIPE
+        @stderr if not None stderr of the command will be redirected to this file i.e. stderr=subprocess.PIPE
+        @cwd current working directory to run the process in
+        @verbose_ssh: Enables verbose logging on ssh connections
+        @timeout: Timeout in seconds for the command to complete
+
+        @return a lists of tuples containing DeployNode and the result of the command for this DeployNode
+        """
+        return self._run(
+            cmd,
+            stdout=stdout,
+            stderr=stderr,
+            extra_env=extra_env,
+            cwd=cwd,
+            check=check,
+            verbose_ssh=verbose_ssh,
+            timeout=timeout,
+        )
+
+    def run_local(
+        self,
+        cmd: Union[str, List[str]],
+        stdout: FILE = None,
+        stderr: FILE = None,
+        extra_env: Dict[str, str] = {},
+        cwd: Union[None, str, Path] = None,
+        check: bool = True,
+        timeout: float = math.inf,
+    ) -> DeployResults:
+        """
+        Command to run locally for each host in the group in parallel
+        @cmd the commmand to run
+        @stdout if not None stdout of the command will be redirected to this file i.e. stdout=subprocss.PIPE
+        @stderr if not None stderr of the command will be redirected to this file i.e. stderr=subprocess.PIPE
+        @cwd current working directory to run the process in
+        @extra_env environment variables to override whe running the command
+        @timeout: Timeout in seconds for the command to complete
+
+        @return a lists of tuples containing DeployNode and the result of the command for this DeployNode
+        """
+        return self._run(
+            cmd,
+            local=True,
+            stdout=stdout,
+            stderr=stderr,
+            extra_env=extra_env,
+            cwd=cwd,
+            check=check,
+            timeout=timeout,
+        )
+
+    def run_function(
+        self, func: Callable[[DeployHost], T], check: bool = True
+    ) -> List[HostResult[T]]:
+        """
+        Function to run for each host in the group in parallel
+
+        @func the function to call
+        """
+        threads = []
+        results: List[HostResult[T]] = [
+            HostResult(h, Exception(f"No result set for thread {i}"))
+            for (i, h) in enumerate(self.hosts)
+        ]
+        for i, host in enumerate(self.hosts):
+            thread = Thread(
+                target=_worker,
+                args=(func, host, results, i),
+            )
+            threads.append(thread)
+
+        for thread in threads:
+            thread.start()
+
+        for thread in threads:
+            thread.join()
+        if check:
+            self._reraise_errors(results)
+        return results
+
+    def filter(self, pred: Callable[[DeployHost], bool]) -> "DeployGroup":
+        """Return a new DeployGroup with the results filtered by the predicate"""
+        return DeployGroup(list(filter(pred, self.hosts)))
+
+
+@overload
+def run(
+    cmd: Union[List[str], str],
+    text: Literal[True] = ...,
+    stdout: FILE = ...,
+    stderr: FILE = ...,
+    extra_env: Dict[str, str] = ...,
+    cwd: Union[None, str, Path] = ...,
+    check: bool = ...,
+) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess[str]:
+    ...
+
+
+@overload
+def run(
+    cmd: Union[List[str], str],
+    text: Literal[False],
+    stdout: FILE = ...,
+    stderr: FILE = ...,
+    extra_env: Dict[str, str] = ...,
+    cwd: Union[None, str, Path] = ...,
+    check: bool = ...,
+) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess[bytes]:
+    ...
+
+
+def run(
+    cmd: Union[List[str], str],
+    text: bool = True,
+    stdout: FILE = None,
+    stderr: FILE = None,
+    extra_env: Dict[str, str] = {},
+    cwd: Union[None, str, Path] = None,
+    check: bool = True,
+) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess[Any]:
+    """
+    Run command locally
+
+    @cmd if this parameter is a string the command is interpreted as a shell command,
+         otherwise if it is a list, than the first list element is the command
+         and the remaining list elements are passed as arguments to the
+         command.
+    @text when true, file objects for stdout and stderr are opened in text mode.
+    @stdout if not None stdout of the command will be redirected to this file i.e. stdout=subprocss.PIPE
+    @stderr if not None stderr of the command will be redirected to this file i.e. stderr=subprocess.PIPE
+    @extra_env environment variables to override whe running the command
+    @cwd current working directory to run the process in
+    @check If check is true, and the process exits with a non-zero exit code, a
+           CalledProcessError exception will be raised. Attributes of that exception
+           hold the arguments, the exit code, and stdout and stderr if they were
+           captured.
+    """
+    if isinstance(cmd, list):
+        info("$ " + " ".join(cmd))
+    else:
+        info(f"$ {cmd}")
+    env = os.environ.copy()
+    env.update(extra_env)
+
+    return subprocess.run(
+        cmd,
+        stdout=stdout,
+        stderr=stderr,
+        env=env,
+        cwd=cwd,
+        check=check,
+        shell=not isinstance(cmd, list),
+        text=text,
+    )