Netconf in Python script

[sqambera]

Hello,

I am getting following error while trying to use the filter for netconf in Python. Please help to make corrections:

m = manager.connect(host="sandbox-iosxe-latest-1.cisco.com", port=830, username="developer", password="C1sco12345", hostkey_verify=False)
m.connected
True
loop777 = m.get_config("running")
filt_lo777 = """
<filter>
<interfaces xmlns="http://openconfig.net/yang/interfaces">
<interface>
<name>Loopback777</name>
</interface>
</interfaces>
</filter>
"""
loopb_777 = m.get_config("running", filt_lo777)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#131>", line 1, in <module>
loopb_777 = m.get_config("running", filt_lo777)
File "C:\automation\netconf\lib\site-packages\ncclient\manager.py", line 246, in execute
return cls(self._session,
File "C:\automation\netconf\lib\site-packages\ncclient\operations\retrieve.py", line 166, in request
return self._request(node)
ncclient.operations.rpc.RPCError: {'type': 'protocol', 'tag': 'unknown-element', 'app_tag': None, 'severity': 'error', 'info': '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><error-info xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0" xmlns:nc="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0"><bad-element>filter</bad-element>\n</error-info>\n', 'path': '\n /rpc/get-config\n ', 'message': None}

[bigevilbeard · Accepted solution]

@sqambera i get this error on the sandbox too, switch your hostname to the other XE always-on sandbox and run this again.

with manager.connect(host = "sandbox-iosxe-recomm-1.cisco.com",
                     port = 830,
                     username = "developer",
                     password = "C1sco12345",
                     hostkey_verify = False) as m:

[sqambera]

Thank you so much for nailing it down. Changing the host made it work. Really appreciate your help.

Qamber