Check if a Debian package is installed from Python

Question

Is there an elegant and more Python-like way to check if a package is installed on Debian?

In a bash script, I\'d do:

dpkg -s packagename | grep Stat         


        

Answer 1

Have a look at commands. It's very useful for running things on the command line and getting the status.

Otherwise, I'm sure there is some library that will let you interact with apt. python-apt might work but it's a bit raw. Just capturing the command line seems easier.