Python 'sh' module example, working with Virtualbox commands & outputs

sh_mod_vbox.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
from __future__ import print_function
from pprint import pprint

# install into a virtual-env:  pip install sh
#
# References:
#   http://amoffat.github.com/sh
#
# Inspired by:
#   http://devdetails.com/2011/11/07/clom-python-command-line-the-easy-way/


from pprint import pprint as pp
from sys import exit
from sh import VBoxManage as vbm

# "testing" the 'sh' Py module...
# ... dump some info, on VirtualBox VMs on this Linux "host"

VM_INFO_KEYS = ('name', 'ostype', 'UUID', 'CfgFile', 'SnapFldr', 'LogFldr', 'memory', 'vram', 'cpus', 'VMState', 'storagecontrollername1', 'SATA Controller',  'SharedFolderPathMachineMapping1', 'Forwarding',)

def get_clean_kv(item_raw, val_spl=' ', val_strp='"'):
    raw_line = item_raw.strip()
    try:
        key_raw, value_raw = raw_line.split( val_spl )
        key = key_raw.strip('"')
        value = value_raw.strip( val_strp )
        return key, value
    except ValueError:
        return ('No k/v: ', raw_line)

name = None
for line in vbm.list.vms(_iter=True):
    name, uuid = get_clean_kv( line, val_spl=' ', val_strp='{}' )
    print( "{} = {}".format(name, uuid) )

print()


# NOTE: we use the _last_ VM-name, from above...
for line in vbm.showvminfo(name, machinereadable=True, details=True, _iter=True):
    key, value = get_clean_kv( line, val_spl='=')
    if key in VM_INFO_KEYS:
        print("{} = {}".format( key, value ))

print()

#res = vbm.list.ostypes()
d = dict()
for line in vbm.list.ostypes( _iter=True ):
    t = get_clean_kv( line, val_spl=':')
    key, value = t
    v = value.strip()
    d[ key ] = v
    if key in ('Family ID',):
        if v in ('Linux',):
            pprint( d, width=240 )
        d = {}
        continue
    if v == '':
        d = {}
        continue


# print(res)

exit(0)