Networking · Episode 38 · 0:55

Run Python in Cisco Guest Shell

Name: Run Python in Cisco Guest Shell
Uploaded: 2026-11-07
Duration: PT55.15S
Description: Run a short Python command in Cisco Guest Shell and use the Cisco CLI module to read the router’s interface table.

Run a short Python command in Cisco Guest Shell and use the Cisco CLI module to read the router’s interface table.

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Cisco Guest Shell lets this lab router run supported Python commands.
Check whether Guest Shell is running on the lab router.
Check the Python version available in Guest Shell.
Run a short Python command and read its output in the terminal.
Use the Cisco CLI module in Python to read the router’s interface table.
Run the same read again and check that an unsupported command is rejected.

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