format root partition in python

main.py
import subprocess

# specify the partition to be formatted (e.g. "/dev/sda1")
partition = "/dev/sda1"

# mount the root filesystem as read-only
subprocess.run(["mount", "-o", "remount,ro", "/"])

# unmount the partition
subprocess.run(["umount", partition])

# format the partition using the ext4 file system
subprocess.run(["mkfs.ext4", partition])

# mount the partition back to the root filesystem
subprocess.run(["mount", "-o", "remount,rw", "/"])
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