ncclient:NETCONF Python client

#! /usr/bin/env python2.6 

#

# Delete an existing user from the running configuration using

# edit-config and the test-option provided by the :validate

# capability.

#

# $ ./nc05.py broccoli bob

import sys, os, warnings

warnings.simplefilter("ignore", DeprecationWarning)

from ncclient import manager

def demo(host, user, name):

    snippet = """<config xmlns:xc="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0">

      <aaa xmlns="http://tail-f.com/ns/aaa/1.1">

        <authentication> <users> <user xc:operation="delete">

        <name>%s</name>

      </user></users></authentication></aaa></config>""" % name

    with manager.connect(host=host, port=22, username=user) as m:

        assert(":validate" in m.server_capabilities)

        m.edit_config(target='running', config=snippet,

                      test_option='test-then-set')

if __name__ == '__main__':

    demo(sys.argv[1], os.getenv("USER"), sys.argv[2])