XMC Python System Variables and api commands

[Chad5]

Hi,

I am starting to create our own scripts/macros for certain tasks in Python and been looking at some of the built in one, so a simple one is disable a port:

from device import api

print "selected ports = " + emc_vars["port"]
api.perform_port_operation("disable", emc_vars["port"])

I can see from above there is a system variable of emc_vars[“ports”] and an api command to perform a port operation….

Where do I get a list of all variables and all the api commands so I can create my own stuff?

The alternative is to send SNMP commands, but this is simpler. I am looking to do one for example to enable/disable 802.1X mac or dot1x or mode.

Thanks for any references,

[Chad5]

Thank you all, I will be testing this and getting back to you…

[yas1 · Accepted solution]

Hello together,

This document https://api.extremenetworks.com/XMC/Scripting/Python_with_XMC_8.1_v0.94.pdf has helped me to get in touch with python and XMC. On page 5 there are some emc_vars listed too. Perhaps there are some further information for you.

Best regards
Yannick

[StephanH]

Hello Chad,

is your problem solved  or can we help you even further?
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Regards

Stephan

[Ludovico_Steven]

If you want to see the available emc_vars run this XMC script

import json
json_out = json.dumps(emc_vars, sort_keys=True, indent=4)
print json_out

[StephanH]

Hello Chad,

to get all emc_vars with values for a device, you ca create a python script like:

for key, value in emc_vars.iteritems():

            print(key + " => " + value)

run this script again a device and you will receive all key and the values.

Regards