# Arista eAPI Python Library
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The Python library for Arista's eAPI command API implementation provides a
client API work using eAPI and communicating with EOS nodes. The Python
library can be used to communicate with EOS either locally (on-box) or remotely
(off-box). It uses a standard INI-style configuration file to specify one or
more nodes and connection properties.
The pyeapi library also provides an API layer for building native Python
objects to interact with the destination nodes. The API layer is a convenient
implementation for working with the EOS configuration and is extensible for
developing custom implementations.
This library is freely provided to the open source community for building
robust applications using Arista EOS. Support is provided as best effort
through Github issues.
## Documentation
* [Quickstart] [quickstart]
* [Installation] [install]
* [Modules] [modules]
* [Release Notes] [rns]
* [Contribute] [contribute]
### Building Local Documentation
If you cannot access readthedocs.org you have the option of building the
documentation locally.
1. ``pip install -r dev-requirements.txt``
2. ``cd docs``
3. ``make html``
4. ``open _build/html/index.html``
# License
Copyright (c) 2015, Arista Networks EOS+
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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* Neither the name of the Arista nor the names of its
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this software without specific prior written permission.
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[pyeapi]: https://github.com/arista-eosplus/pyeapi
[quickstart]: http://pyeapi.readthedocs.org/en/master/quickstart.html
[install]: http://pyeapi.readthedocs.org/en/master/install.html
[contribute]: http://pyeapi.readthedocs.org/en/master/contribute.html
[modules]: http://pyeapi.readthedocs.org/en/master/modules.html
[support]: http://pyeapi.readthedocs.org/en/master/support.html
[rns]: http://pyeapi.readthedocs.org/en/master/release-notes.html