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Re: SSH/Telnet program to Router/switch

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In article <d343f9af-54f2-4709-9a99-1ad5708c1f34@googlegroups.com>,
 Sujith S <sujiths80@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am new to programming and python. I am looking for a python script to do 
> ssh/telnet to a network equipment ? I know tcl/perl does this using 
> expect/send. 
> 
> Do we have expect available in python as well or need to use some other 
> method ?

You want two libraries.

First, the low-level paramiko (http://www.lag.net/paramiko/) which 
handles all the basic ssh connection stuff.

Next, fabric (http://docs.fabfile.org/en/1.8/), which layers a very easy 
to use application layer on top of paramiko.  Fabric is most commonly 
used in conjunction with a near command-line driver tool called fab, but 
you can also work directly with the library layer 
(http://docs.fabfile.org/en/1.8/usage/library.html).

Fabric rocks.  Don't waste your time with anything else (but see the 
next paragraph).

As far as I know, fabric only works with ssh.  If you are forced to use 
telnet to talk to legacy equipment, that's another problem.

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SSH/Telnet program to Router/switch Sujith S <sujiths80@gmail.com> - 2014-02-19 00:14 -0800
  Re: SSH/Telnet program to Router/switch Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-19 19:45 +1100
  Re: SSH/Telnet program to Router/switch Wojciech Łysiak <wojciech.lysiak@hotmail.com> - 2014-02-19 09:45 +0100
    Re: SSH/Telnet program to Router/switch Ferrous Cranus <nikos.gr33k@gmail.com> - 2014-02-20 02:59 -0800
      Re: SSH/Telnet program to Router/switch Rodrick Brown <rodrick.brown@gmail.com> - 2014-02-25 07:53 -0500
  Re: SSH/Telnet program to Router/switch Johannes Schneider <johannes.schneider@galileo-press.de> - 2014-02-19 11:36 +0100
  Re: SSH/Telnet program to Router/switch Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-02-19 08:35 -0500
    Re: SSH/Telnet program to Router/switch Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-20 00:58 +1100
    Re: SSH/Telnet program to Router/switch Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2014-02-19 09:13 -0500
  Re: SSH/Telnet program to Router/switch William Ray Wing <wrw@mac.com> - 2014-02-19 09:27 -0500

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