Simple python script to control a tcw181b-cm

tcw181b-cm.py

#!/usr/bin/python

import requests
import argparse

device="tcw181b-cm"

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument('-d', '--device', nargs=1, help='device (default: '+device+')')
parser.add_argument('-f', '--off', type=int, action='append', nargs=1, help='turn relay X off')
parser.add_argument('-n', '--on', type=int, action='append', nargs=1, help='turn relay X on')
parser.add_argument('-t', '--toggle', type=int, action='append', nargs=1, help='toggle port X')
parser.add_argument('-p', '--pulse', type=int, action='append', nargs=1, help='pulse port X')
parser.add_argument('-v', '--verbose', action='store_true', help='increase output verbosity' )

args = parser.parse_args()

if args.device:
   device=args.device[0]

cmd = 'http://'+str(device)+'/status.xml?'

if args.off:
   for f in args.off:
      cmd += 'r'+str(f[0])+'=0&'
if args.on:
   for n in args.on:
      cmd += 'r'+str(n[0])+'=1&'
if args.pulse:
   for p in args.pulse:
      cmd += 'pl'+str(p[0])+'=1&'
if args.toggle:
   for t in args.toggle:
      cmd += 'tg'+str(t[0])+'=1&'

# Remove last ampersand from the command
cmd = cmd[:-1]

if args.verbose:
   print(cmd)

requests.get(cmd)