#!/usr/bin/python3 from subprocess import check_call from pathlib import Path path_to_file = Path('/etc/wire_py/settings.conf') with open(path_to_file, 'r') as a_con: lines = a_con.readlines() a_con = lines[7].strip() if a_con != 'off': check_call(['nmcli', 'connection', 'up', a_con]) else: pass