Practical Network Automation - Second Edition

Making the right choice

In this example, we will use a switch case to identify the right set of configurations based upon certain input given by the user.

As a prerequisite understanding, the syntax of the exec-timeout command based upon OS is as follows:

• Cisco IOS command: exec-timeout 15 0
• Cisco NXOS command: exec-timeout 15

#create a dictionary:config={    "IOS":"exec-timeout 15 0",    "NXOS":"exec-timeout 15"    }getchoice=input("Enter IOS type (IOS/NXOS) : ")if (getchoice == "IOS"): print (config.get("IOS"))if (getchoice == "NXOS"): print (config.get("NXOS"))

The sample output is as follows:

> Enter IOS type (IOS/NXOS) : IOS exec-timeout 15 0 >>> Enter IOS type (IOS/NXOS) : NXOS exec-timeout 15 >>>

In the preceding example, we have tackled ...