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Netmiko MikroTik RouterOS minimal example

This example prints the identity (i.e. user-defined name) of the switch/router at IP address 10.0.0.1 with password abc123abc.

netmiko-mikrotik-routeros-minimal-example.py
from netmiko import ConnectHandler
mikrotik = {
    'device_type': 'mikrotik_routeros',
    'host':   '10.0.0.1',
    'username': 'admin',
    'password': 'abc123abc'
}

mikrotik_connection = ConnectHandler(**mikrotik)
print(mikrotik_connection.send_command(f'/system/identity/print', cmd_verify=False))

Example output:

netmiko_example_output.txt
name: MySwitch01
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