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Script to perform multithreading with Netmiko.
#!/usr/bin/python3
# Jimmy Taylor
# https://www.consentfactory.com/python-threading-queuing-netmiko/
# This method will spin up threads and process IP addresses in a queue
# Importing Netmiko modules
from netmiko import Netmiko
from netmiko.ssh_exception import NetMikoAuthenticationException, NetMikoTimeoutException
# Additional modules imported for getting password, pretty print
from getpass import getpass
from pprint import pprint
import signal,os
# Queuing and threading libraries
from queue import Queue
import threading
# These capture errors relating to hitting ctrl+C (I forget the source)
signal.signal(signal.SIGPIPE, signal.SIG_DFL) # IOError: Broken pipe
signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_DFL) # KeyboardInterrupt: Ctrl-C
# Get the password
password = getpass()
# Switch IP addresses from text file that has one IP per line
ip_addrs_file = open('ips.txt')
ip_addrs = ip_addrs_file.read().splitlines()
# Set up thread count for number of threads to spin up
num_threads = 8
# This sets up the queue
enclosure_queue = Queue()
# Set up thread lock so that only one thread prints at a time
print_lock = threading.Lock()
# CLI command being sent. This could be anywhere (and even be a passed paramenter)
# but I put at the top for code readability
command = "show inventory"
# Function used in threads to connect to devices, passing in the thread # and queue
def deviceconnector(i,q):
# This while loop runs indefinitely and grabs IP addresses from the queue and processes them
# Loop will stop and restart if "ip = q.get()" is empty
while True:
# These print statements are largely for the user indicating where the process is at
# and aren't required
print("{}: Waiting for IP address...".format(i))
ip = q.get()
print("{}: Acquired IP: {}".format(i,ip))
# k,v passed to net_connect
device_dict = {
'host': ip,
'username': 'jimmy',
'password': password,
'device_type': 'cisco_ios'
}
# Connect to the device, and print out auth or timeout errors
try:
net_connect = Netmiko(**device_dict)
except NetMikoTimeoutException:
with print_lock:
print("\n{}: ERROR: Connection to {} timed-out.\n".format(i,ip))
q.task_done()
continue
except NetMikoAuthenticationException:
with print_lock:
print("\n{}: ERROR: Authenticaftion failed for {}. Stopping script. \n".format(i,ip))
q.task_done()
os.kill(os.getpid(), signal.SIGUSR1)
# Capture the output, and use TextFSM (in this case) to parse data
output = net_connect.send_command(command,use_textfsm=True)
with print_lock:
print("{}: Printing output...".format(i))
pprint(output)
# Disconnect from device
net_connect.disconnect
# Set the queue task as complete, thereby removing it from the queue indefinitely
q.task_done()
# Mail function that compiles the thread launcher and manages the queue
def main():
# Setting up threads based on number set above
for i in range(num_threads):
# Create the thread using 'deviceconnector' as the function, passing in
# the thread number and queue object as parameters
thread = threading.Thread(target=deviceconnector, args=(i,enclosure_queue,))
# Set the thread as a background daemon/job
thread.setDaemon(True)
# Start the thread
thread.start()
# For each ip address in "ip_addrs", add that IP address to the queue
for ip_addr in ip_addrs:
enclosure_queue.put(ip_addr)
# Wait for all tasks in the queue to be marked as completed (task_done)
enclosure_queue.join()
print("*** Script complete")
if __name__ == '__main__':
# Calling the main function
main()
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vanderdavidcar commented Feb 14, 2024

You rock man!
I was looking for some code using multithreading, because usually, I'm using "for loop".
Now, I have a lots of adjust to do in my codes, thanks a lot!

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