Using Python to Build and Manage KVM Instances

In this chapter, we are going to cover the following topics:

  • Installing and using the Python libvirt library
  • Defining KVM instances with Python
  • Starting, stopping, and deleting KVM instances with Python
  • Inspecting KVM instances with Python
  • Building a simple REST API server with libvirt and bottle

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