Automating vCenter Inventory (VMs, Hosts, Datastores) Using Python REST APIs

When managing a large VMware infrastructure, logging into the vSphere client manually to fetch configuration details or asset inventories quickly becomes a bottleneck. Fortunately, modern VMware environments offer a robust vCenter REST API that allows you to extract inventory details programmatically. In this post, we will look at a ready-made Python Class that acts as an easy-to-use functions box. It […]

How to Run a PowerShell Script Inside Python

Sometimes when writing Python code, you might need to call an external script to do something that’s easier in another language. A common case is running a PowerShell script from Python. For example: The good news: Python’s built-in subprocess module makes this very straightforward. Step 1 – Create a PowerShell Script Let’s say we have a file called hello.ps1 in […]