PaloAltoNetworks / PaloAltoNetworks/pan-os-python
update content package is not functional with version string
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Description
Describe the bug
when trying to install a specific version in content update it failed.
fw = firewall.Firewall(hostname="", username="")
updater.ContentUpdater(fw).check()
updater.ContentUpdater(fw).download()
updater.ContentUpdater(fw).install(version="8503-7125", sync=True)
Expected behavior
execute without error
Current behavior
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "test_update_content.py", line 41, in
main()
File "test_update_content.py", line 37, in main
install_content = updater.ContentUpdater(fw).install(version="8503-7125", sync=True)
File "/home/kevin/.pyenv/versions/panos/lib/python3.8/site-packages/panos/updater.py", line 544, in install
response = self._op(op)
File "/home/kevin/.pyenv/versions/panos/lib/python3.8/site-packages/panos/updater.py", line 38, in _op
return self.pandevice.xapi.op(cmd, cmd_xml=True)
File "/home/kevin/.pyenv/versions/panos/lib/python3.8/site-packages/panos/base.py", line 3682, in method
raise the_exception
panos.errors.PanDeviceXapiError: request -> content -> upgrade -> install -> version '8503-7125' is not an allowed keyword
request -> content -> upgrade -> install -> version is invalid
Possible solution
with keyword latest it work without issue.
updater.ContentUpdater(fw).install(version="latest", sync=True)
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the ContentUpdater.install path in panos/updater.py and reproduce the failure using the test_update_content.py example. Review the request handling referenced in panos/base.py and compare version="8503-7125" with version="latest". Done means installing the specified content version completes without the invalid-keyword error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- api, networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100