pyControl Get File From BIG-IP

Problem this snippet solves:

This pyControl v2 script downloads the specified BIGIP file to the specified file location.

How to use this snippet:

Syntax/Usage

Usage: getFile.py < host> < username> < BIGIP Filename> < Local Filename>

Script

getFile.py

Code :

#!/bin/env python
'''
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'''

import base64
import binascii
import io

def pc_downloader(b,remote_file,local_file):
    stream_io = io.open(local_file,'wb')
    dl = b.System.ConfigSync
    poll = True
    chunk_size = 64*1024
    foffset = 0
    lines = []

    while poll:
        res = dl.download_file(file_name = remote_file, chunk_size = chunk_size, file_offset = foffset)
        foffset = long(res.file_offset)
        fdata = getattr(res,'return').file_data
        chain_type = getattr(res, 'return').chain_type
lines.append(binascii.a2b_base64(fdata))
        if (chain_type == 'FILE_LAST') or (chain_type == 'FILE_FIRST_AND_LAST'):
            poll = False
    stream_io.writelines(lines)

if __name__ == '__main__':

    import pycontrol.pycontrol as pc
    import base64
    import binascii
    import io
    import getpass
    import sys

    if pc.__version__[:3] == '2.0':
    pass
    else:
    print "Requires pycontrol v2.x!"
    sys.exit()

    if len(sys.argv) != 5:
    exit("Usage: getFile.py    ")

    host = sys.argv[1]
    uname = sys.argv[2]
    remote_file = sys.argv[3]
    local_file = sys.argv[4]

    upass = getpass.getpass()

    b = pc.BIGIP(
        hostname = host,
username = uname,
password = upass,
fromurl = True,
wsdls = ['System.ConfigSync']
)

    pc_downloader(b,remote_file,local_file)