test_netmiko_gaia.py

from netmiko import ConnectHandler

#### Logging
# import logging
# logging.basicConfig(filename="netmiko.log", level=logging.DEBUG)
# logger = logging.getLogger("netmiko")
#### Logging

connection = {
    "device_type": "checkpoint_gaia",
    "host": "gaia",  # VM Gaia R81.10
    "username": "admin",
    "password": "Password1",
    # "session_log": "gaia1.log"
}


with ConnectHandler(**connection) as cli:
    print(cli.find_prompt())
    users = cli.send_command("show users")
    print(f"show users:\n {users}")

Result when running directly from device in an interactive terminal:

gw-bbd539> show users
User             Uid       Gid       Home Dir.        Shell            Real Name                                 Privileges                 
admin            0         0         /home/admin      /etc/cli.sh      Admin                                     Access to Expert features  
monitor          102       100       /home/monitor    /etc/cli.sh      Monitor                                   None                       
gw-bbd539> 

This seems pretty reliable.

import time
from netmiko import ConnectHandler

connection = {
    "device_type": "checkpoint_gaia",
    "host": "gaia",  # VM Gaia R81.10
    "username": "admin",
    "password": "Password1",
}

gaia_expect = r"[>#]"

with ConnectHandler(**connection) as cli:
    time.sleep(1)
    show_web_daemon = cli.send_command("show web daemon-enable", expect_string=gaia_expect)
    if " on" in show_web_daemon:
        web_enabled = True
    else:
        web_enabled = False

    print(web_enabled)