cli_command and python

[Mauricio Tavares]

Does the cli_command module require python on the remote host?

[Kai Stian Olstad]

On 21.10.2019 16:33, Mauricio Tavares wrote:
> Does the cli_command module require python on the remote host?

No, it's for use with network devices and majority of them doesn't have Python.


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Kai Stian Olstad

[Mauricio Tavares]

On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 11:09 AM Kai Stian Olstad
<ansible-pr...@olstad.com> wrote:
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> On 21.10.2019 16:33, Mauricio Tavares wrote:
> > Does the cli_command module require python on the remote host?
>
> No, it's for use with network devices and majority of them doesn't have Python.
>

How does it send the command? Does it look for a shell or sends
it in a expect-like fashion?

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[Kai Stian Olstad]

On 21.10.2019 17:17, Mauricio Tavares wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 11:09 AM Kai Stian Olstad
> <ansible-pr...@olstad.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 21.10.2019 16:33, Mauricio Tavares wrote:
>>> Does the cli_command module require python on the remote host?
>>
>> No, it's for use with network devices and majority of them doesn't have Python.
>>
> How does it send the command? Does it look for a shell or sends
> it in a expect-like fashion?

It depends, I recommend reading the docs since it has all the information
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/network/index.html
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/network/getting_started/network_differences.html


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[Mauricio Tavares]

On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 11:22 AM Kai Stian Olstad

<ansible-pr...@olstad.com> wrote:
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> On 21.10.2019 17:17, Mauricio Tavares wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 21, 2019 at 11:09 AM Kai Stian Olstad
> > <ansible-pr...@olstad.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 21.10.2019 16:33, Mauricio Tavares wrote:
> >>> Does the cli_command module require python on the remote host?
> >>
> >> No, it's for use with network devices and majority of them doesn't have Python.
> >>
> > How does it send the command? Does it look for a shell or sends
> > it in a expect-like fashion?
>
> It depends, I recommend reading the docs since it has all the information
> https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/network/index.html
> https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/network/getting_started/network_differences.html
>

And that explains why what I am trying to do does not work.

Thanks!

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