pyVmomi is the Python SDK for the VMware vSphere API that allows you to manage ESX, ESXi, and vCenter.
To get started, check out the samples project at http://vmware.github.io/pyvmomi-community-samples/
- community discussion on IRC freenode.net channels #pyvmomi and #pyvmomi-dev
- community email is on nabble
The master is code that is in development, official releases are tagged and posted to pypi.
- The official release is availabe using pip, just run
pip install pyvmomi. - To install the version in github use
python setup.py developfor development install orpython setup.py install.
- Research open issues
- Follow the contribution standards
- Coordinate with other developers on the project.
There are other bindings of this API in other languages. See:
- vijava (Java): http://vijava.sourceforge.net/
- rbvmomi (Ruby): https://github.com/vmware/rbvmomi
- vSphere SDK for Perl (non-free): https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?downloadGroup=VSP510-SDKPERL-510&productId=285
For general language neutral documentation of vSphere Management API see: http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-55/index.jsp#com.vmware.wssdk.apiref.doc/right-pane.html
- pyVmomi 5.5.0_2014.1 and later support Python 2.6, 2.7, 3.3 and 3.4
- pyVmomi 5.5.0 and below support Python 2.6 and 2.7
pyVmomi versions are marked vSphere version separator release version. Pyvmomi maintains minimum backward compatibility with the previous four releases of vSphere and it's own previous four releases. Compatibility with much older versions may continue to work but will not be actively supported.
For example, version v5.5.0_2014.1 is most compatible with vSphere 5.5, 5.1, 5.0, and 4.1 and was the first release in 2014. Initial releases compatible with a version of vSphere will bare a naked version number of v5.5.0 indicating that version of pyVmomi was released simultaneously with the GA version of vSphere with the same version number.
- 5.1.0
- 5.5.0 release notes
- 5.5.0_2014.1 release notes
- Next release in progress 5.5.0_2014.2
- Feature Incubator: pyvmomi-tools
- Samples Project: pyvmomi-community-samples
Have fun!