pymeterlib.TelnetController.TelnetController

Package pymeterlib :: Module TelnetController :: Class TelnetController

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Class TelnetController

Connect to remote host with TELNET and issue commands.

Method Summary
	`__init__(self, host_name, user_name, password, prompt)`
	`login(self)` Connect to a remote host and login.
	`logout(self)` Close the connection to the remote host.
String	`run_atomic_command(self, command)` Connect to a remote host, login, run a command, and close the connection.
String	`run_command(self, command)` Run a command on the remote host.
String	`__strip_output(self, command, response)` Strip everything from the response except the actual command output.

Instance Variable Summary
	`host_name`: Host name or IP address
	`password`: Password
	`prompt`: Command prompt (or partial string matching the end of the prompt)
	`tn`: Instance of a telnetlib.Telnet object
	`user_name`: User name

Method Details

init(self, host_name, user_name, password, prompt)
(Constructor)

Parameters:: host_name - Host name or IP address; user_name - User name; password - Password; prompt - Command prompt (or partial string matching the end of the prompt)

login(self)

Connect to a remote host and login.

logout(self)

Close the connection to the remote host.

run_atomic_command(self, command)

Connect to a remote host, login, run a command, and close the connection.

Parameters:: command - Unix command

Returns:: Command output
(type=String)

run_command(self, command)

Run a command on the remote host.

Parameters:: command - Unix command

Returns:: Command output
(type=String)

__strip_output(self, command, response)

Strip everything from the response except the actual command output.

Parameters:: command - Unix command; response - Command output

Returns:: Stripped output
(type=String)

Instance Variable Details

host_name

Host name or IP address

password

Password

prompt

Command prompt (or partial string matching the end of the prompt)

tn

Instance of a telnetlib.Telnet object

user_name

User name

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