Function ConnectHandler

netmiko/ssh_dispatcher.py:504–516

Factory function selects the proper class and creates object based on device_type.

(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any)

def ConnectHandler(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> "BaseConnection":
    """Factory function selects the proper class and creates object based on device_type."""
    device_type = kwargs["device_type"]
    if device_type not in platforms:
        if device_type is None:
            msg_str = platforms_str
        else:
            msg_str = telnet_platforms_str if "_telnet" in device_type else platforms_str
        raise ValueError(
            "Unsupported 'device_type' currently supported platforms are: {}".format(msg_str)
        )
    ConnectionClass = ssh_dispatcher(device_type)
    return ConnectionClass(*args, **kwargs)


def TelnetFallback(*args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> "BaseConnection":