Merge branch 'staging' of https://github.com/genenetwork/genenetwork2

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diff --git a/wqflask/utility/external.py b/wqflask/utility/external.py
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+# Call external program
+
+import os
+import sys
+import subprocess
+
+def shell(command):
+    if subprocess.call(command, shell=True) != 0:
+        raise Exception("ERROR: failed on "+command)