Python Example of Filtering Virtual Machines

This example is based on the code in the vm_helper.py sample file.

This example uses the steps that are described in Filtering Virtual Machines.

Note: For a complete and up-to-date version of the sample code, see the vSphere Automation SDK Python samples at GitHub.

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def get_vms(stub_config, vm_names):
    """Return identifiers of a list of vms"""
    vm_svc = VM(stub_config)
    vms = vm_svc.list(VM.FilterSpec(names=vm_names))

    if len(vms) == 0:
        print('No vm found')
        return None

    print("Found VMs '{}' ({})".format(vm_names, vms))
    return vms