added a function that will run the copy_with_port_portname script with arguments

copy_with_port_portname.py

@@ -1,9 +1,59 @@
 # copythefile.py
 import sys
 import os
+import subprocess
+import logging
+
+logging.basicConfig(
+    level=logging.INFO,
+    format='%(message)s',
+    datefmt='%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'
+)
+
+def run_copy_script(template_script_path_arg, new_port_name_arg, new_zmq_port_arg, output_directory_arg, python_exe):
+    base_template_name = os.path.basename(template_script_path_arg)
+    template_root, template_ext = os.path.splitext(base_template_name)
+    output_filename = f"{template_root}{template_ext}"
+    expected_output_path = os.path.join(output_directory_arg, output_filename)
+
+    if os.path.exists(expected_output_path):
+        logging.info(f"Specialized script '{expected_output_path}' already exists. Skipping generation.")
+        return output_filename
+
+    copy_script_path = os.path.join(".","copy_with_port_portname.py")
+
+    cmd = [
+        python_exe,
+        copy_script_path,
+        new_port_name_arg,
+        new_zmq_port_arg,
+        template_script_path_arg,
+        output_directory_arg
+    ]
+    logging.info(f"Running: {' '.join(cmd)}")
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True, encoding='utf-8')
+        logging.info(f"Successfully generated '{output_filename}' using copy_with_port_portname.py.")
+        if result.stdout: logging.debug(f"copy_with_port_portname.py stdout:\n{result.stdout}")
+        if result.stderr: logging.warning(f"copy_with_port_portname.py stderr:\n{result.stderr}")
+        return output_filename
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        logging.error(f"Error calling copy_with_port_portname.py for '{template_script_path_arg}' with port_name '{new_port_name_arg}':")
+        logging.error(f"Command: {' '.join(e.cmd)}")
+        logging.error(f"Return code: {e.returncode}")
+        logging.error(f"Stdout: {e.stdout}")
+        logging.error(f"Stderr: {e.stderr}")
+        return None
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        logging.error(f"Error: Python executable or copy_with_port_portname.py script not found.")
+        logging.error(f"Attempted command: {' '.join(cmd)}")
+        return None
+    except Exception as e:
+        logging.error(f"An unexpected error occurred while trying to run copy_script: {e}")
+        return None
 
-def create_modified_script(template_script_path, zmq_port_name_val, zmq_port_val, output_dir):
 
+def create_modified_script(template_script_path, zmq_port_name_val, zmq_port_val, output_dir):
     try:
         with open(template_script_path, 'r') as f:
             lines = f.readlines()