update_ub_databases.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import argparse
import sys, os
import subprocess

def str2bool(v):
    if isinstance(v, bool):
       return v
    if v.lower() in ('yes', 'true', 't', 'y', '1'):
        return True
    elif v.lower() in ('no', 'false', 'f', 'n', '0'):
        return False
    else:
        raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError('Boolean value expected.')
        
pathname = os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0])  
cenote_script_path = os.path.abspath(pathname)      
print(cenote_script_path) 

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Update databases associated with Cenote-Taker2/Unlimited Breadsticks. HMM (hmmer) databases: updated March 4th, 2021. CDD (hhsuite) database: not updated from original.')

optional_args = parser.add_argument_group('Use options to pick databases to update.')

optional_args.add_argument("--hmm", dest="HMM_DB", type=str2bool, default=False, help=' Default: False -- choose: True -or- False')

args = parser.parse_args()

print (str(args.HMM_DB))
if str(args.HMM_DB) == "True":
    print ("running HMM database update")
    subprocess.call(['rm', '-r', str(cenote_script_path) + '/hmmscan_DBs/'])
    subprocess.call(['wget', '--directory-prefix=' + str(cenote_script_path), 'https://zenodo.org/record/4966268/files/hmmscan_DBs.tgz'])
    subprocess.call(['tar', '-xvf', 'hmmscan_DBs.tgz'])
    subprocess.call(['rm', 'hmmscan_DBs.tgz'])