[vbox-dev] Python library to control virtualbox

Pascal Bach pascal.bach at nextrem.ch
Wed Aug 20 05:44:57 GMT 2008


Andreas wrote:
> Hi Pascal,
>
> the SDK shipped with VirtualBox contains the .wsdl files in the 
> "sdk\webservice" folder. Further, take a look at the VirtualBox user 
> manual in section 10.1.5.
>   
I totally overlooked this section, didn't even know it was there.
> A Python API (local and remote) will be available in the next version of 
> VirtualBox.
>   
This is good news as it would really add value to VirtualBox as a tool
to integrate with others.
> Hope this helps,
> Andreas
>
>
>   
Regards,
Pascal
>
> Pascal Bach wrote:
>   
>> Sorry for replying to myself :D
>>
>> I just learned that there is a Webservice API in Virtualbox maybe this
>> would be an even better fit for my use case. Where can I find some
>> information about this?
>>
>> Thank you for your reply
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Pascal
>>
>> Pascal Bach wrote:
>>     
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm currently working on a simple web interface to control my VirtualBox
>>> VM's. To do that I wrote a small wrapper around VBoxManage. It is
>>> currently very limited and provides only the functionality used by the
>>> webinterface (mainly start, stop and pause).
>>>
>>> My question now is if there is already/binding that allows to control
>>> VirtualBox from Python or an other language. If not are there any plans
>>> to create such a library?
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Pascal
>>>
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