Applications
Start an interactive Python session
IX20 User Guide
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> scp host 192.168.4.1 user admin remote /home/admin/bin/test.py local
/etc/config/scripts/ to local
[email protected]'s password: adminpwd
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c. Type
exit
to exit the Admin CLI.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an
Access selection
menu
. Type
quit
to disconnect from the device.
Note
You can also create Python applications by using the
vi
command when logged in with
shell access.
2. Log into the IX20 command line as a user with shell access.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an
Access selection
menu
. Type
shell
to access the device shell.
3. Use the
python
command to run the Python application. In the following example, the Python
application,
test.py
, takes 3 parameters:
120
,
ports
and
storage
:
# python test.py 120 ports storage
Start an interactive Python session
Use the
python
command without specifying any parameters to start an interactive Python session.
The Python session operates interactively using REPL (Read Evaluate Print Loop) to allow you to write
Python code on the command line.
Note
The Python interactive session is not available from the Admin CLI. You must access the device
shell in order to run Python applications from the command line. See
for
information about configuring authentication groups that include shell access.
1. Log into the IX20 command line as a user with shell access.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an
Access selection
menu
. Type
shell
to access the device shell.
2. At the shell prompt, use the
python
command with no parameters to enter an interactive
Python session:
# python
Python 3.6.10 (default, Jan 31 2020, 08:45:19)
[GCC 8.3.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>>
3. Type Python commands at the Python prompt. For example, to view help for the digidevice
module, type:
>>> help("digidevice")
Help on package digidevice:
