5 guestfs-python - How to use libguestfs from Python
10 g = guestfs.GuestFS ()
11 g.add_drive_opts ("disk.img", format="raw", readonly=1)
16 This manual page documents how to call libguestfs from the Python
17 programming language. This page just documents the differences from
18 the C API and gives some examples. If you are not familiar with using
19 libguestfs, you also need to read L<guestfs(3)>.
23 Errors from libguestfs functions are mapped into C<RuntimeException>
24 with a single string argument which is the error message.
26 =head2 MORE DOCUMENTATION
34 =head1 EXAMPLE 1: CREATE A DISK IMAGE
38 =head1 EXAMPLE 2: INSPECT A VIRTUAL MACHINE DISK IMAGE
45 L<guestfs-examples(3)>,
48 L<guestfs-recipes(1)>,
50 L<http://libguestfs.org/>.
54 Richard W.M. Jones (C<rjones at redhat dot com>)
58 Copyright (C) 2010 Red Hat Inc. L<http://libguestfs.org/>
60 The examples in this manual page may be freely copied, modified and
61 distributed without any restrictions.
63 This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
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