import os import subprocess class BeeLine(object): """Make empoyee person class with names, and title required.""" def __init__(self, principal, database, server='localhost', port=10000): self.principal = principal self.database = database self.server = server self.port = port if not isinstance(port, (int, long)): raise TypeError("Error, port must be an integer") url=("'jdbc:hive2://" + server + ":" + str(port) + "/default;principal=" + principal + "'") self.options=[ "beeline" , "-u" , url , "--fastConnect=true" , "--showHeader=false" , "--verbose=false" , "--showWarnings=false" , "--silent=true" ] def show_tables(self): """Show tables of object's database""" cmd=[] cmd.extend(self.options) cmd.append("--outputFormat=csv2") cmd.append("-e") cmd.append("use {0};".format(self.database)) cmd.append("-e") cmd.append("show tables;") return self._run_cmd(cmd) def _run_cmd(self, cmd): """Private function. Run command, from array, and return stdout""" print cmd stdout = subprocess.check_call(cmd) <<<< Command run HERE return stdout # # Main # beeline=BeeLine( principal='hive/dev15-namenode-01.example.com@example.COM' , database='tsz') tables=beeline.show_tables() print tables This is what made your code work for me ... View more