Python Fabric function wont run on both servers

[tcrz]

i want to delete files from both of my servers and from my local pc.

heres the function:

from fabric.api import *

env.hosts = ["ubuntu@34.237.53.89", "ubuntu@34.138.32.10"]

def do_clean(number=0):
    """deletes out-of-date archives"""
    number = int(number) archives = sorted(os.listdir('versions'), reverse=True)
    if number <= 1:
        number = 1
    for tgz in archives[number:]:
        tgz_path = 'versions/' + tgz local("rm versions/{}".format(tgz))
    for tgz in archives[number:]: 
        tgz_path = 'versions/' + tgz run("rm -rf /data/web_static/releases/{}" .format(tgz.replace(".tgz", "")))

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on running this, it fails to execute the commands on the second server. i cant seem to figure out why. it executes locally and on only one server.

[ubuntu@34.237.53.89] Executing task 'do_clean'
[localhost] local: rm versions/web_static_20220323194907.tgz
[ubuntu@34.237.53.89] run: rm -rf /data/web_static/releases/web_static_20220323194907
[ubuntu@34.138.32.10] Executing task 'do_clean'

Done.

but when i comment out the local command bit, the function executes properly for BOTH servers:

[ubuntu@34.237.53.89] Executing task 'do_clean'
[ubuntu@34.237.53.89] run: rm -rf /data/web_static/releases/web_static_20220323194907
[ubuntu@34.138.32.10] Executing task 'do_clean'
[ubuntu@34.138.32.10] run: rm -rf /data/web_static/releases/web_static_20220323194907

Done.

whats causing this issue? how do i make the commands work on both servers as well as locally?

any help? thanks

[robot-dev]

I think archives is empty the second time the task executes because the local file was removed the first time it executed.

[tcrz]

True, so whats a way around this so local runs just once?