PaloAltoNetworks / PaloAltoNetworks/pan-os-python
document how to use delete_similar
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Description
Documentation link
https://pan-os-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/howto.html#optimize-with-bulk-operations
Describe the problem
doc mentions delete_similar as an alternative to delete to perform bulk delete, but it's not clear how this feature should be used.
if calling fw.remove(obj) on an AddressObject, next call to obj.delete_similar() fails with an exception
No PanDevice set for object tree
Suggested fix
can the documentation include an example of usage of delete_similar ?
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Research direction
Start at the linked howto.html section, “Optimize with bulk operations,” and review the existing delete_similar documentation and related usage. Add an example showing the correct usage after fw.remove(obj), including enough context to avoid the reported exception, and confirm the example clearly explains the expected bulk-delete behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 1/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100