A Python 3 script to reboot TP-LINK TD-W8950N / TD-W8950ND routers.

reboot_router.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

"""
    A python 3 script to reboot TP-LINK routers.
    Tested on: TD-W8950N / TD-W8950ND.
    Author: Nissan Ahmed
"""

import base64

from http.client import HTTPConnection

# Change default router IP if needed.
ip = '192.168.1.1'
# Update username:password if changed.
auth = 'admin:admin'

Conn = HTTPConnection(ip)
auth = base64.b64encode(auth.encode()).decode('ascii')

headers = {
    'referer': 'http://' + ip,
    'cookie': 'Authorization=Basic ' + auth
}

try:
    Conn.request('GET', '/wancfg.cmd?action=view', headers=headers)
except Exception:
    print('Failed to connect. Check if IP / auth is valid.')
    exit()

body = str(Conn.getresponse().read())

start = body.find('var sessionKey')
end = body.find(';', start)

if start != -1:
    key = body[start + 19: end - 2]

    print('Rebooting...')
    Conn.request('GET', '/rebootinfo.cgi?sessionKey=' + key, headers=headers)
else:
    print('Failed to reboot!')

Conn.close()