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id: genie-libs-health
version: "26.7"
license: Apache 2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
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# genie.libs.health — pyATS Health Check for monitoring device health status

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 268.2K/mo

## What it is and what it does

genie.libs.health is a sub-component of the Genie testing framework that adds device health monitoring capabilities to pyATS. It allows you to monitor the health status of network devices, collect diagnostic information like tracebacks, and gather core files during test execution. The package integrates with Genie's modular architecture to provide health checks as part of automated test suites.

The package is part of Cisco's pyATS ecosystem, which is designed for data-driven and reusable network testing. It targets developers and system administrators building test automation for network infrastructure, particularly those already using Genie and pyATS. Installation is straightforward via pip, and the package maintains active development with recent releases.

Use it for:

- Monitor device health status during automated network test execution to detect failures early.
- Collect core files and diagnostic data from network devices when errors occur during testing.
- Integrate health checks into pyATS test suites to validate device stability across test iterations.
- Gather device traceback information for post-test analysis and troubleshooting.
- Build automated health validation into CI/CD pipelines for network infrastructure testing.

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Provides health monitoring and diagnostics for network devices within the pyATS testing framework, enabling collection of device status, traceback data, and core files.

Yes, if you are already using Genie and pyATS for network test automation. The package adds essential health monitoring capabilities with low installation friction and active maintenance. No known security vulnerabilities. Apache 2.0 licensing poses no restrictions. Install only if your workflow involves Genie-based testing; it is a specialized component, not a general-purpose library.

## Install

pip install genie-libs-health
uv add genie-libs-health
poetry add genie-libs-health

## Installing genie.libs.health

Before you install: Low friction installation with a wheel distribution. Actively maintained with a release within the past week. Depends on setuptools, wheel, and genie as runtime requirements.

License in practice: Licensed under Apache 2.0 (permissive), allowing use in commercial and private projects with minimal restrictions beyond attribution.

Quickstart:

pip install genie.libs.health

from genie.libs.health import Health

health = Health(device)

Requires Python 3.5+ on Linux or macOS; Windows is not supported.

Verify before relying:

- Specific health monitoring capabilities and metrics collected beyond device status and core files.
- Whether the package works standalone or requires a full pyATS installation.
- Integration requirements with existing Genie test harness setup.

## Package facts

- License: Apache 2.0 (permissive)
- Python support: unspecified
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 268.2K/month (top 15,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

network device health monitoring, pyats health check, device diagnostics testing, genie health component, network device status monitoring, core file collection automation, device traceback collection, network-testing, device-monitoring, cisco-pyats

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