How to update CUCM DNS through automation in Windows

So I spent a lot of time trying to find something that works in both Windows and other OS's under python that has similar output as expect (Yes, I happen to be a TCL fan....)

My solution is Python + Paramiko-Expect

Here is a snippet:


client = paramiko.SSHClient()
client.load_system_host_keys()
client.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
client.connect(hostname=hostAddress, username=u, password=p, banner_timeout=120)
prompt = 'admin:'
accept = 'Continue \(y\/n\)\?'
interact = SSHClientInteraction(client, timeout=120, display=False)
interact.expect(prompt)
try:
interact.send('set network dns primary ' + str(args.primarydns))
cmd_output_pd = interact.current_output_clean
#split what you expect as output and do tasks for each
interact.expect([accept, prompt])
if interact.last_match == prompt:
print((threadName) + ' -> ' + str(args.primarydns) + ' -> FAIL')
if interact.last_match == accept:
print((threadName) + ' -> ' + str(args.primarydns) + ' -> SUCCESS')
interact.send('y')
interact.expect(accept)
interact.send('y')
interact.expect(prompt)
interact.send('exit')
#throw no exception, you lose connectivity when changing this
except Exception:
interact.send('exit')