text: """
  shell like utilities
  """
  
  import os
  
  
  def execute(args):
      import subprocess
      """execute(command) - Run the given command (or argv list) in a shell and
      return the exit code."""
      return subprocess.Popen(args).wait()
  
  
  def capture(args, include_stderr=False):
      import subprocess
      """capture(command) - Run the given command (or argv list) in a shell and
      return the standard output."""
      stderr = subprocess.PIPE
      if include_stderr:
          stderr = subprocess.STDOUT
      p = subprocess.Popen(args, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=stderr)
      out, _ = p.communicate()
      return p.wait(), out
  
  
  def mkdir_p(path):
      """mkdir_p(path) - Make the "path" directory, if it does not exist; this
      will also make directories for any missing parent directories."""
      import errno
  
      if not path or os.path.exists(path):
          return
  
      parent = os.path.dirname(path)
      if parent != path:
          mkdir_p(parent)
  
      try:
          os.mkdir(path)
      except OSError as e:
          # Ignore EEXIST, which may occur during a race condition.
          if e.errno != errno.EEXIST:
              raise
  