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Safe Python Netmiko patterns for read-only collection, bounded batch SSH, TextFSM parsing, guarded config changes, timeouts, and network automation error handling.
npx skill4agent add affaan-m/everything-claude-code netmiko-ssh-automationshowsend_command()getpasssend_config_set()save_config()import os
from getpass import getpass
from netmiko import ConnectHandler
from netmiko.exceptions import (
NetmikoAuthenticationException,
NetmikoTimeoutException,
ReadTimeout,
)
device = {
"device_type": "cisco_ios",
"host": "192.0.2.10",
"username": os.environ.get("NETMIKO_USERNAME") or input("Username: "),
"password": os.environ.get("NETMIKO_PASSWORD") or getpass("Password: "),
"secret": os.environ.get("NETMIKO_ENABLE_SECRET"),
"conn_timeout": 10,
"auth_timeout": 20,
"banner_timeout": 15,
"read_timeout_override": 30,
}
try:
with ConnectHandler(**device) as conn:
if device.get("secret") and not conn.check_enable_mode():
conn.enable()
output = conn.send_command("show ip interface brief", read_timeout=30)
print(output)
except NetmikoAuthenticationException:
print("Authentication failed")
except NetmikoTimeoutException:
print("SSH connection timed out")
except ReadTimeout:
print("Command read timed out")from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, as_completed
from typing import Any
def collect_show(device: dict[str, Any], command: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
host = device["host"]
try:
with ConnectHandler(**device) as conn:
output = conn.send_command(command, read_timeout=45)
return {"host": host, "ok": True, "output": output}
except (NetmikoAuthenticationException, NetmikoTimeoutException, ReadTimeout) as exc:
return {"host": host, "ok": False, "error": type(exc).__name__}
results = []
with ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=8) as pool:
futures = [pool.submit(collect_show, device, "show version") for device in devices]
for future in as_completed(futures):
results.append(future.result())max_workerswith ConnectHandler(**device) as conn:
parsed = conn.send_command(
"show ip interface brief",
use_textfsm=True,
raise_parsing_error=False,
read_timeout=30,
)
if isinstance(parsed, str):
print("No parser template matched; store raw output for review")
else:
for row in parsed:
print(row)import os
commands = [
"interface GigabitEthernet0/1",
"description CHANGE-1234 UPLINK-TO-CORE",
]
apply_changes = os.environ.get("APPLY_NETWORK_CHANGES") == "1"
if not apply_changes:
print("Dry run only. Candidate commands:")
print("\n".join(commands))
else:
with ConnectHandler(**device) as conn:
conn.enable()
before = conn.send_command("show running-config interface GigabitEthernet0/1")
output = conn.send_config_set(commands)
after = conn.send_command("show running-config interface GigabitEthernet0/1")
print(before)
print(output)
print(after)
print("Verify behavior before saving startup config.")conn_timeoutauth_timeoutread_timeoutsave_config()cisco-ios-patternsnetwork-config-validationnetwork-interface-health