'How should I use extglob in Python fabric?

I am trying to use fabric (v2.6) to run some commands that make use of bash's extglob and dotglob.

When I run:

c.run(f"shopt -s extglob dotglob && rm -Rf {project_path}* !(.|..|.venv) && shopt -u extglob dotglob")

I get this error:

`bash: -c: line 0: syntax error near unexpected token `('`

I am using the && because I found doing shopt -s extglob dotglob in a separate run call doesn't persist for the subsequent run calls. I'm pretty sure using && is enabling extglob and dotglob because when I do this:

`c.run("shopt -s extglob dotglob && shopt")`

It prints out the list of options and extglob and dotglob are both enabled.

Where am I going wrong here?

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Solution 1:[1]

From the bash wiki:

extglob changes the way certain characters are parsed. It is necessary to have a newline (not just a semicolon) between shopt -s extglob and any subsequent commands to use it.

So you have to change your python code appropriately so that a newline is used instead of &&.

Or just do what the bash invocation does directly in python.

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