def METHOD_NAME(args, suppress_output=False):
    """
    Runs a shell command.
    Returns True if the command was successful, and False otherwise.
    """
    sup = subprocess.DEVNULL if suppress_output else None
    try:
        subprocess.check_call(args, stderr=sup, stdout=sup)
        return True
    except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, OSError) as err:
        print(err)
        return False