from netmiko import ConnectHandler

cisco_device = {

'device_type': 'cisco_ios', #device type from https://github.com/ktbyers/netmiko/blob/master/netmiko/ssh_dispatcher.py

'host': '10.1.1.1',

'username': 'admin',

'password': 'admin',

'port': 22, # optional, default 22

'secret': 'cisco', # this is the enable password

'verbose': True # optional, default False

}

connection = ConnectHandler(**cisco_device)

# getting the router's prompt

prompt = connection.find_prompt()

if '>' in prompt:

connection.enable() # entering the enable mode

output = connection.send_command('sh run')

print(output)

if not connection.check_config_mode(): # returns True if it's already in the global config mode

connection.config_mode() # entering the global config mode

print(connection.check_config_mode())

connection.send_command('username u3 secret cisco')

connection.exit_config_mode() # exiting the global config mode

print(connection.check_config_mode())

print('Closing connection')

connection.disconnect()