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| − | [http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/ ipython] is the best way to get your feet wet while | + | [http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/ ipython] is the best way to get your feet wet while using the python bindings for Net-SNMP. |
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('Linux machine.pretendco.com 2.4.7-10lpc #1 Tue Nov 13 03:44:18 EST 2001 i686',) | ('Linux machine.pretendco.com 2.4.7-10lpc #1 Tue Nov 13 03:44:18 EST 2001 i686',) | ||
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| + | '''Articles:''' | ||
| + | * [https://net-snmp.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/net-snmp/trunk/net-snmp/python/README Python Bindings README] | ||
| + | * Using Net-SNMP and IPython: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-netsnmpnipython/ | ||
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| + | '''3rd Party Asynchronous Library''' | ||
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| + | Because the Python bindings to Net-SNMP are synchronous, it effectively makes large parts of SNMP unusable in Python. | ||
| + | One way around this is to use a 3rd party library that wraps up Net-SNMP in a Process Pool. A library that does just that is called | ||
| + | multicore-snmp and can be found here: | ||
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| + | http://code.google.com/p/multicore-snmp/ | ||
Latest revision as of 09:42, 3 June 2009
Intro
Net-SNMP 5.4 and later contains Python bindings in the "python" sub-directory. They are not built by default. See python/README for further details.
Example Usage:
ipython is the best way to get your feet wet while using the python bindings for Net-SNMP. This assumes you got Net-SNMP to compile correctly and the egg to work:
In [1]: import netsnmp
In [2]: var = netsnmp.Varbind('sysDescr.0')
In [3]: res = netsnmp.snmpget(var, ...: Version = 1, ...: DestHost = 'localhost', ...: Community='public')
In [4]: print res ('Linux machine.pretendco.com 2.4.7-10lpc #1 Tue Nov 13 03:44:18 EST 2001 i686',)
Articles:
- Python Bindings README
- Using Net-SNMP and IPython: http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-netsnmpnipython/
3rd Party Asynchronous Library
Because the Python bindings to Net-SNMP are synchronous, it effectively makes large parts of SNMP unusable in Python. One way around this is to use a 3rd party library that wraps up Net-SNMP in a Process Pool. A library that does just that is called multicore-snmp and can be found here:
