save_config.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
"""This script saves the running configuration on an IOS XE device.
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"""


import os
import sys
from ncclient import manager, xml_
import xmltodict
import xml.dom.minidom


# Get the absolute path for the directory where this file is located "here"
here = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))

# Get the absolute path for the project / repository root
project_root = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(here, "../.."))


# Extend the system path to include the project root and import the env files
sys.path.insert(0, project_root)
import env_lab  # noqa

# Create an XML body to execute the save operation
save_body = """
<cisco-ia:save-config xmlns:cisco-ia="http://cisco.com/yang/cisco-ia"/>
"""

print("Opening NETCONF Connection to {}".format(env_lab.IOS_XE_1["host"]))

# Open a connection to the network device using ncclient
with manager.connect(
        host=env_lab.IOS_XE_1["host"],
        port=env_lab.IOS_XE_1["netconf_port"],
        username=env_lab.IOS_XE_1["username"],
        password=env_lab.IOS_XE_1["password"],
        hostkey_verify=False
        ) as m:

    print("Sending a RPC operation to the device.\n")
    # Use ncclient to send the RPC operation
    netconf_reply = m.dispatch(xml_.to_ele(save_body))

print("Here is the raw XML data returned from the device.\n")
# Print out the raw XML that returned
print(xml.dom.minidom.parseString(netconf_reply.xml).toprettyxml())
print("")