Run a Python application at the shell prompt

Python applications can be run from a file at the shell prompt. The Python application will run until it completes, displaying output and prompting for additional user input if needed. To interrupt the application, enter CTRL-C.

Note Python applications cannot be run from the Admin CLI. You must access the device shell in order to run Python applications from the command line. See Authentication groups for information about configuring authentication groups that include shell access.

Upload the Python application to the IX15 device:
 Web
1. On the menu, click System. Under Administration, click File System.
  The File System page appears.
2. Highlight the scripts directory and click  to open the directory.
3. Click  (upload).
4. Browse to the location of the script on your local machine. Select the file and click Open to upload the file.
The uploaded file is uploaded to the /etc/config/scripts directory.
 Command line
1. Select the device in Remote Manager and click Actions > Open Console, or log into the IX15 local command line as a user with full Admin access rights.
  Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection menu. Type admin to access the Admin CLI.
2. At the command line, use the scp command to upload the Python application script to the IX15 device:
```
> scp host hostname-or-ip user username remote remote-path local local-path to local
```
  where:
  - hostname-or-ip is the hostname or IP address of the remote host.
  - username is the name of the user on the remote host.
  - remote-path is the path and filename of the file on the remote host that will be copied to the IX15 device.
  - local-path is the location on the IX15 device where the copied file will be placed.
  For example:
  To upload a script from a remote host with an IP address of 192.168.4.1 to the /etc/config/scripts directory on the IX15 device, issue the following command:
```
> scp host 192.168.4.1 user admin remote /home/admin/bin/test.py local /etc/config/scripts/ to local
admin@192.168.4.1's password: adminpwd 
test.py			100%	36MB	11.1MB/s	00:03
>
```
3. Type exit to exit the Admin CLI.
  Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection menu. Type quit to disconnect from the device.
Note You can also create scripts by using the vi command when logged in with shell access.
Select a device in Remote Manager that is configured to allow shell access to the admin user, and click Actions > Open Console. Alternatively, log into the IX15 local command line as a user with shell access.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an Access selection menu. Type shell to access the device shell.
Use the python command to run the Python application. In the following example, the Python application, test.py, takes 3 parameters: 120, ports and storage:
```
# python /etc/config/scripts/test.py 120 ports storage
```