netconf-console2
Netconf client CLI tool and interactive console
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you need a lightweight NETCONF client CLI and can tolerate dormant maintenance. The package is stable and has no known vulnerabilities, but expect no active bug fixes or feature updates. Install only if you are comfortable maintaining a frozen dependency or if your use case is simple enough that future breakage is unlikely.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a NETCONF server to connect to; SSH transport requires paramiko or cryptography to be available on the system.
- Low install friction: pure Python wheel with only two runtime dependencies (ncclient and paramiko).
- Maintenance is dormant—last release was 819 days ago—so expect no active support or updates, though the package is marked Production/Stable.
License · maintenance · safety
MIT (permissive) — MIT license is permissive, allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you may use and modify the code freely as long as you retain the license notice.
last release 2024-05-17 (819 days)
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 220,339 downloads/mo, #9,304 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install netconf-console2
# Command-line mode:
netconf-console2 --host=example.com --get
# Interactive mode:
netconf-console2 --host=example.com --interactive- Whether the package still works reliably with modern versions of ncclient and paramiko, given 819 days without updates.
- Whether Python 2.7 support (listed in classifiers) is still functional or merely historical.
What it is and what it does
netconf-console2 is a command-line interface and interactive shell for interacting with NETCONF servers. It wraps ncclient to provide a user-friendly way to send NETCONF RPC operations—such as get, edit-config, lock, commit, and custom RPCs—either as a batch of commands in one shell invocation or interactively, one command per line with tab-completion support.
The tool is designed for network administrators and developers who need to query or modify network device configurations via NETCONF. It supports both command-line mode (for scripting and one-off operations) and interactive mode (for exploratory or multi-step sessions), with options to control datastores, output formatting, and transport details. The only hard runtime dependency is ncclient; paramiko enables SSH transport.
Use it for
- Query running configuration from a NETCONF-enabled network device in a shell script or one-liner.
- Interactively lock a candidate datastore, edit configuration, validate, and commit changes in a single session.
- Send custom NETCONF RPC operations from XML files to perform vendor-specific or non-standard device operations.
- Subscribe to NETCONF notifications and display them in real-time during an interactive session.
- Validate configuration changes against a NETCONF server before committing them to production.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you need a lightweight NETCONF client CLI and can tolerate dormant maintenance.
The package is stable and has no known vulnerabilities, but expect no active bug fixes or feature updates. Install only if you are comfortable maintaining a frozen dependency or if your use case is simple enough that future breakage is unlikely.
Install
netconf-console2 on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction: pure Python wheel with only two runtime dependencies (ncclient and paramiko). Maintenance is dormant—last release was 819 days ago—so expect no active support or updates, though the package is marked Production/Stable.
Requires a NETCONF server to connect to; SSH transport requires paramiko or cryptography to be available on the system.
License in practice
MIT license is permissive, allowing commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you may use and modify the code freely as long as you retain the license notice.
Quickstart
pip install netconf-console2
# Command-line mode:
netconf-console2 --host=example.com --get
# Interactive mode:
netconf-console2 --host=example.com --interactiveVerify before relying
- Whether the package still works reliably with modern versions of ncclient and paramiko, given 819 days without updates.
- Whether Python 2.7 support (listed in classifiers) is still functional or merely historical.
Package facts
| License | MIT permissive |
| Python support | Not specified |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 2 packagesncclientparamiko |
| Maintenance | Dormant 819 days since the last release |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 220,339 / month, #9,304 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: System AdministratorsIntended Audience :: Telecommunications IndustryLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: Python :: 2.7Programming Language :: Python :: 3.4Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5Topic :: System :: NetworkingTopic :: System :: Networking :: Monitoring |
Evidence: netconf_console2-3.0.1-py2.py3-none-any.whl
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