title: Integrating bash/python scripts with Selenium
body: <p>I am testing a website that in production environments uses bash and python scripts to simulate users. I am familiar with Selenium (Java flavour) to test the front end but without these scripts running in the background there isn't much to test. </p>
  
  <p>Is there a plug in for Selenium to run linux command/bash scripts or a separate tool all together to automate the entire process? This is a basic process that I need to automate:</p>
  
  <p>Log in to Front End &rarr; check current user activity (should be 0) &rarr; run python/bash scripts &rarr; check new levels of activity are picked up by the system in the front end &rarr; run various tests on the data in the front end. </p>