can I start docker-compose within a pip package?

I am working on a project which consists of docker-compose.yml file (with published public docker images) together with environment files.

Typically, a user would

1. git clone the repo
2. make the necessary changes to the environment files
3. run docker-compose up
4. Figure out whats wrong with his config changes. Go to step 2.
5. Eventually be happy

As working with docker and changing variables for non-devs can be a bit tedious, I was wondering if its possible to wrap the entire repo in a python wheel/pip installable package to improve the UX by allowing the user to;

1. pip install mypackage (which would also install docker-compose etc.)
2. mypackage start --variant=two --path=/home/ (does the config changes automatically)
3. Be happy

Is it possible to do something like this with python wheel or does it require some black magick and/or is this considered a safety risk/not recommended?

starting a service right out of the pip installation is dangerous

One thing is for you to install a package via pip, another is to invoke/run it, which by my opinion needs to happen separately by the intention of the User, not automatically (which would rarely be the case).

If you want to wrap this and use ONLY within your own environment, that is up to you, but overall this is a bad idea, although it seems as an improvement.

I would use a separate script to pull via pip, and then run whatever needs to run

Having said that, You should be able to accomplish the install land run with pip-run