ncclient:NETCONF Python client

#! /usr/bin/env python2.6 

#

# Delete a list of existing users from the running configuration using

# edit-config and the candidate datastore protected by a lock.

#

# $ ./nc07.py broccoli bob alice

import sys, os, warnings

warnings.simplefilter("ignore", DeprecationWarning)

from ncclient import manager

template = """<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>"""

def demo(host, user, names):

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

        assert(":candidate" in m.server_capabilities)

        with m.locked(target='candidate'):

            m.discard_changes()

            for n in names:

                m.edit_config(target='candidate', config=template % n)

            m.commit()

if __name__ == '__main__':

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