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if (Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name VMware.PowerCLI) {
  Import-Module VMWare.PowerCLI  
} 
else {
  try {
    Install-Module -Name VMware.PowerCLI
  }
  catch {
    exit 1
  }

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def setup_yaml():
    """ add a yaml representer which preservers the order when dumping an OrderedDict """
    representer_ordered_dict = lambda self, content: self.represent_mapping('tag:yaml.org,2002:map', content.items())
    yaml.add_representer(collections.OrderedDict, representer_ordered_dict)

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def replace_in_nested_dict(dict_in, str_old, str_new):
    ''' loop over ALL levels of a dictionary, replacing str_old with str_new
        i am working with collections.OrderedDict(), which may be replaced with
        an ordinary dict. i have tested it with both.
    '''
    if not isinstance(dict_in, dict):
        raise TypeError('First argument has to be of type dict. Is type: ' + type(dict_in))
    if not isinstance(str_old, str):
        raise TypeError('Second argument has to be of type str. Is type: ' + type(str_old))
    if not isinstance(str_new, str):

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def print_nested(_obj, _iterator=0):
    ''' iterate through an iterable object
        - print_nested if parameter is another iterable object
        - print value if parameter is not iterable
        
        DEPENDENCY: is_iterable.py: https://gist.github.com/schbrongx/ad66fdd50d72b0042cd26c2689b0c10f
    '''
    for param in _obj:
        if is_iterable(_obj[param]):
            log.debug('    ' * _iterator + param + ': ')

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def is_iterable(_obj):
    ''' Returns True when _obj is iterable and not a string '''
    import types
    if not isinstance(_obj, types.StringTypes):
        try:
            iterable = iter(_obj)
        except:
            iterable = False
    else:
        iterable = False