XPath Behavioral Differences (Optional)¶
XPath selection behavior is different for get and show requests:
Action |
Element |
Attribute |
Text node |
>1 node |
Non- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
node |
node |
character |
absolute |
||
data |
path |
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show |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
get |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Lab 12¶
Use panxapi.py to perform get and show requests on the XPath
"/config/mgt-config/users/entry"(matches > 1 node).Use panxapi.py to perform get and show requests on the XPath
"/config/mgt-config/users"(matches 1 node).Use panxapi.py to perform get and show requests on the XPath
"mgt-config"(relative location path).
Best Practice
Always use absolute XPath (start with slash /).
Solution
Matches > 1 node:
$ panxapi.py -g "/config/mgt-config/users/entry"
get: success [code="19"]
$ panxapi.py -s "/config/mgt-config/users/entry"
show: error: "No such node"
Matches 1 node:
$ panxapi.py -g "/config/mgt-config/users"
get: success [code="19"]
$ panxapi.py -s "/config/mgt-config/users"
show: success
Relative location path:
$ panxapi.py -g "mgt-config"
get: unauth [code="16"]: "Unauthorized request"
$ panxapi.py -s "mgt-config"
show: success