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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2017 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+import subprocess
+import shlex
+
+from vicn.core.commands    import ReturnValue
+
+def execute_local(cmd, output=True):
+    cmd = shlex.split(cmd)
+    if output:
+        p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+        stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
+        ret = p.returncode
+        return ReturnValue(ret, stdout, stderr)
+    else:
+        p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+        ret = p.wait()
+        return ReturnValue(ret)
+