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| import os | |
| import csv | |
| import subprocess | |
| def run_command(command): | |
| result = subprocess.run(command, capture_output=True, text=True, shell=True) | |
| return result.stdout.strip().split('\n') | |
| def get_apps_from_directory(directory_path): | |
| if not os.path.exists(directory_path): | |
| return [] | |
| return [app.replace('.app', '') for app in os.listdir(directory_path) if app.endswith('.app')] | |
| def get_installed_brew_packages(): | |
| return run_command("brew list --formula") | |
| def get_installed_ports(): | |
| return run_command("port installed | awk '{print $1}'") | |
| def get_native_software(): | |
| system_apps = get_apps_from_directory("/Applications") | |
| user_apps = get_apps_from_directory("/System/Applications") | |
| user_local_apps = get_apps_from_directory(os.path.expanduser("~/Applications")) | |
| brew_packages = get_installed_brew_packages() | |
| ports_packages = get_installed_ports() | |
| all_software = system_apps + user_apps + user_local_apps + brew_packages + ports_packages | |
| return sorted(list(set(all_software))) | |
| def get_computer_name(): | |
| result = subprocess.run(["scutil", "--get", "ComputerName"], capture_output=True, text=True) | |
| return result.stdout.strip() | |
| if __name__ == "__main__": | |
| # Set the output file name as the current user's username_computername_mac_sw_inventory.csv | |
| output_file_name = f"{os.environ['USER']}_{get_computer_name()}_mac_sw_inventory.csv" | |
| native_software = get_native_software() | |
| with open(output_file_name, 'w', newline='') as csv_file: | |
| writer = csv.writer(csv_file) | |
| writer.writerow(["Native Software"]) | |
| for software in native_software: | |
| writer.writerow([software]) |
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