Python bindings to the OpenStack Networking API

This is a client for OpenStack Networking API. There is a Python API (the neutronclient module), and a command-line script (installed as neutron). Each implements the entire OpenStack Networking API.

Using neutronclient

• Command-line Interface
  • Basic Usage
  • Display options
  • Extra arguments for create/update operation
  • Debugging
• neutronclient Python API
  • Basic Usage

Developer Guide

In the Developer Guide, you will find information on Neutron’s client lower level programming details or APIs as well as the transition to OpenStack client.

• Client command extension support
  • Minimum requirements from an extension
  • Minimum requirements to use canonical neutron CRUD commands framework
  • Precedence of command loading
  • neutronclient.extension entry_point
• CLI Option Guideline
  • General conventions
  • Options for boolean value
  • Options for dict value
  • Options for list value
  • Compatibility with extra arguments
  • Background
• Transition to OpenStack Client
  • Overview
  • Transition Steps
  • Developer Guide
  • Developer References

History

Release notes is available at http://docs.openstack.org/releasenotes/python-neutronclient/.