version_list.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import re
import pexpect

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
def get_devices_list():

    devices_list = []
    file = open('devices_iosxr', 'r')
    for line in file:
        devices_list.append( line.rstrip() )

    file.close()

    print ('devices list:', devices_list)
    return devices_list

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
def connect(ip_address, username, password):

    print ('establishing telnet session:'), ip_address, username, password,
    telnet_command = 'telnet ' + ip_address

    # Connect via telnet to device
    session = pexpect.spawn('telnet ' + ip_address, timeout=20)
    result = session.expect(['Username:', pexpect.TIMEOUT])

    # Check for error, if so then print error and exit
    if result != 0:
        print ('!!! TELNET failed creating session for: '), ip_address
        exit()

    # Enter the username, expect password prompt afterwards
    session.sendline(username)
    result = session.expect(['Password:', pexpect.TIMEOUT])

    # Check for error, if so then print error and exit
    if result != 0:
        print ('!!! Username failed: '), username
        exit()

    session.sendline(password)
    result = session.expect(['#', pexpect.TIMEOUT])

    # Check for error, if so then print error and exit
    if result != 0:
        print ('!!! Password failed: '), password
        exit()

    print ('--- connected to: '), ip_address
    return session

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
def get_version_info(session):

    print ('--- getting version information')

    session.sendline('show version | include Version')
    result = session.expect(['#', pexpect.TIMEOUT])

    # Extract the 'version' part of the output
    version_output_lines = session.before.splitlines()
    version_output_parts = version_output_lines[3].split(',')
    version = version_output_parts[1].strip()

    print ('--- got version: '), version
    return version

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------

devices_list = get_devices_list()    # Get list of devices

version_file_out = open('version-info-out_iosxr', 'w')

# Loop through all the devices in the devices list
for ip_address in devices_list:

    # Connect to the device via CLI and get version information
    session = connect(ip_address,'cisco','cisco')
    device_version = get_version_info(session)

    session.close()  # Close the session

    version_file_out.write('IP: '+ip_address+'  Version: '+device_version+'\n')

# Done with all devices and writing the file, so close
version_file_out.close()