Using PyEZ's get_config RPC

pyez_get_config_rpc.py

# This gist demonstrates how to use PyEZ's get_config RPC

from jnpr.junos import Device
from lxml import etree

def example_one(dev):
    # This uses default options
    cnf = dev.rpc.get_config()
    print etree.tostring(cnf)

def example_two(dev):
    # You can use a dict to specify parameters from
    # https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos/topics/reference/tag-summary/junos-xml-protocol-get-configuration.html
    options = {'database':'candidate', 'format': 'text'}
    cnf = dev.rpc.get_config(options=options)
    print cnf.xpath('//configuration-text')[0].text

def example_three(dev):
    # Using filters
    cnf = dev.rpc.get_config(filter_xml=etree.XML('<configuration><interfaces/></configuration>'))
    print etree.tostring(cnf)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    dev = Device(host='router', port=22, gather_facts=False)
    dev.open()
    example_one(dev)
    example_two(dev)
    example_three(dev)
    dev.close()