#! /usr/bin/env python
"""
api_ncclient_example.py
Illustrate the following concepts:
- Making NETCONF calls using ncclient library
- Intended to be entered into an interactive
interpreter
"""
from ncclient import manager
from pprint import pprint
import xmltodict
router = {"ip": "10.10.20.48",
"port": 830, # NETCONF port no.
"user": "cisco",
"pass": "cisco_1234!"}
netconf_filter = """
<filter>
<interfaces xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:yang:ietf-interfaces">
<interface>
<name>GigabitEthernet1</name>
</interface>
</interfaces>
</filter>
"""
m = manager.connect(host=router["ip"],
port=router["port"],
username=router["user"],
password=router["pass"],
hostkey_verify=False)
interface_netconf = m.get_config("running", netconf_filter)
interface_python = xmltodict.parse(interface_netconf.xml)["rpc-reply"]["data"]
pprint(interface_python["interfaces"]["interface"]["name"]["#text"])
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