{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/8"},{"label":"Networking","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/system-networking"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"ncclient is a Python library that implements NETCONF client functionality, enabling programmatic configuration and monitoring of network devices via the NETCONF protocol.","skillfed_tags":["network-automation","netconf-protocol","device-management"],"use_cases":["Retrieve and backup running configuration from network devices via NETCONF get-config operations.","Automate network device configuration changes by sending edit-config RPC operations programmatically.","Subscribe to device notifications and events via NETCONF subscriptions for real-time monitoring.","Build multi-vendor network management tools using device handlers to normalize vendor-specific behavior.","Integrate NETCONF operations into infrastructure-as-code or network automation pipelines.","Execute vendor-specific RPC operations through a unified Python interface."],"what_it_does":"ncclient provides a Python API for building NETCONF clients that communicate with network devices using the NETCONF protocol over SSH. It abstracts the complexity of NETCONF message framing, XML parsing, and RPC handling, allowing developers to retrieve device configuration, execute commands, and manage network state programmatically. The library includes device-specific handlers for major vendors including Juniper, Cisco, Huawei, Alcatel Lucent, Ciena, H3C, and HP Comware, which adapt NETCONF behavior to vendor-specific extensions and quirks.\n\nThe package depends on lxml for XML processing and paramiko for SSH transport. It supports Python 3.7 through 3.13 and is actively maintained. Common use cases include fetching running configuration from devices, executing RPC operations, subscribing to NETCONF notifications, and integrating device management into automation workflows. The library handles NETCONF 1.0 and 1.1 protocol versions and includes support for call-home and YANG 1.1 actions.","worth_installing":"Yes. ncclient is a mature, actively maintained library with no known vulnerabilities, permissive Apache-2.0 licensing, and low install friction. It is the standard Python NETCONF client for network automation and device management. Install it if you need to programmatically manage NETCONF-capable network devices; the only prerequisite is having libxml2 and libxslt system libraries available."},"id":"ncclient","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/ncclient","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/ncclient.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/ncclient/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-03-15","license_spdx":"Apache-2.0","license_treatment":"permissive","name":"ncclient","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Python library for NETCONF clients"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":938252,"position":4687,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.7.1"}