Can we use Attributes between cisco statements?

Hi Ktbyers,

Am trying something out here and doesnt seem to work. Maybe am doing something wrong or its simply not possible. What am trying to do is when a user select a vlan from the “vlans” list. That vlan name will be put in the cisco statements:

con = net_connect.send_command_expect(‘show interfaces status | count’, vlan, ‘* connected’)

vlan Will be the vlan selected by the user from the list.

`from netmiko import ConnectHandler
from getpass import getpass
from netmiko.ssh_exception import NetMikoTimeoutException
from netmiko.ssh_exception import NetMikoAuthenticationException
from netmiko.ssh_exception import SSHException

vlans = ['CHEESE', 'HAM', 'COOKIE', 'CANDY', 'WATER', 'COLA']
print(vlans)
number = input('Select VLAN [0-6]: ')

if number =='0':
    vlan = print(vlans[0])
elif vlan =='1':
    vlan = print(vlans[1])
elif vlan =='2':
    vlan = print(vlans[2])
elif vlan =='3':
    vlan = print(vlans[3])
elif vlan =='4':
    vlan = print(vlans[4])
elif vlan =='5':
    vlan = print(vlans[5])
else:
    print('That option is not available!')

def vlan_stats():
    con = net_connect.send_command_expect('show interfaces status | count', vlan, '* connected')
    notcon = net_connect.send_command_expect('show interfaces status | count', vlan, '* notconnect')
    ports = net_connect.send_command_expect('show interfaces status | count ', vlan)

    print('CON / NOTCON / SIZE:', con.strip(',Number of lines which match regexp =  '), 
    notcon.strip(',Number of lines which match regexp = '), 
    ports.strip(',Number of lines which match regexp = '))`

Hope to hear from you!

Best regards Arpanet86

[daanvdsanden]

con = net_connect.send_command_expect('show interfaces status | count', vlan ,'* connected')

a comma is not used for concatenating strings. you are now doing this:

con = net_connect.send_command_expect(command_string='show interfaces status | count', expect_string=vlan, delay_factor='* connected')

replace it with:

con = net_connect.send_command_expect('show interfaces status | count '+ vlan +'* connected')
# or
con = net_connect.send_command_expect(f"show interfaces status | count {vlan}* connected")

[Arpanet86]

Yeah got that figured out. I really like the F string method.

Thanks for the help guys! Am closing this ticket.