F5 Friday: Python SDK for BIG-IP

Updated example. Previous example from the article reflects an earlier release of the F5 Python SDK:

from f5.bigip import ManagementRoot

 Connect to the BigIP
mgmt = ManagementRoot("bigip.example.com", "admin", "somepassword")

 Get a list of all pools on the BigIP and print their names and their
 members' names
pools = mgmt.tm.ltm.pools.get_collection()
for pool in pools:
    print pool.name
    for member in pool.members_s.get_collection():
         print member.name

 Create a new pool on the BIG-IP
mypool = mgmt.tm.ltm.pools.pool.create(name='mypool', partition='Common')

 Load an existing pool and update its description
pool_a = mgmt.tm.ltm.pools.pool.load(name='mypool', partition='Common')
pool_a.description = "New description"
pool_a.update()

 Delete a pool if it exists
if mgmt.tm.ltm.pools.pool.exists(name='mypool', partition='Common'):
    pool_b = mgmt.tm.ltm.pools.pool.load(name='mypool', partition='Common')
    pool_b.delete()