Try: remote_conn.send("show perf query counter "Cisco XCP CM" "CmConnectedSockets" \r") time.sleep(3) output = remote_conn.recv(5000) print output

In order to send config commands on the cli you should probably invoke the tcl shell by first sending the tclsh command.  Then send the config commands in "" as such:   remote_conn.send("tclsh\r") remote_conn.send('ios_config "int g0/1" "des LINK" "s...

I have a similar script that runs config commands using the tcl shell.  Hope this helps.   http://netscriptwiki.com/index.php?title=Configure_switch_interface,_display_before/after_config   https://asciinema.org/a/177308   -Mike