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=head1 NAME
guestfs-python - How to use libguestfs from Python
=head1 SYNOPSIS
import guestfs
g = guestfs.GuestFS (python_return_dict=True)
g.add_drive_opts ("disk.img", format="raw", readonly=1)
g.launch ()
=head1 DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents how to call libguestfs from the Python
programming language. This page just documents the differences from
the C API and gives some examples. If you are not familiar with using
libguestfs, you also need to read L<guestfs(3)>.
=head2 python_return_dict=True
All new code should construct the handle using:
g = guestfs.GuestFS (python_return_dict=True)
This indicates that your program wants to receive Python dicts for
methods in the API that return hashtables.
In a future version of libguestfs, this will become the default.
=head2 EXCEPTIONS
Errors from libguestfs functions are mapped into C<RuntimeException>
with a single string argument which is the error message.
=head2 MORE DOCUMENTATION
Type:
$ python
>>> import guestfs
>>> help (guestfs)
=head1 EXAMPLE 1: CREATE A DISK IMAGE
@EXAMPLE1@
=head1 EXAMPLE 2: INSPECT A VIRTUAL MACHINE DISK IMAGE
@EXAMPLE2@
=head1 SEE ALSO
L<guestfs(3)>,
L<guestfs-examples(3)>,
L<guestfs-erlang(3)>,
L<guestfs-golang(3)>,
L<guestfs-java(3)>,
L<guestfs-lua(3)>,
L<guestfs-ocaml(3)>,
L<guestfs-perl(3)>,
L<guestfs-recipes(1)>,
L<guestfs-ruby(3)>,
L<http://libguestfs.org/>.
=head1 AUTHORS
Richard W.M. Jones (C<rjones at redhat dot com>)
=head1 COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2010-2012 Red Hat Inc.