Bug 999737

Summary:	RFE: support lxc-enter-namespace with python bindings
Product:	[Community] Virtualization Tools	Reporter:	QiangGuan <hzguanqiang>
Component:	libvirt-python	Assignee:	Libvirt Maintainers <libvirt-maint>
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Description QiangGuan 2013-08-22 02:09:15 UTC

Description of problem:

In the newest version of libvirt, lxc-enter-namespace is supported by virsh command. But it seems that it's the only way to use it. And there is no API exposed via python layer.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
The newest version still exists the problem

How reproducible:
Use python to import all libvirt-related packages and see details by dir() function. No whole API for lxc-enter-namespace is provided.



Steps to Reproduce:
1. Use an Interactive python:
import libvirt
import libvirt_lxc
import libvirtmod
import libvirtmod_lxc
2.
dir(libvirt)
dir(libvirt_lxc)
dir(libvirtmod)
dir(libvirtmod_lxc)
3.
search lxc from the output of dir(..) above. 

Actual results:
'lxcOpenNamespace'
'virDomainLxcOpenNamespace'

Expected results:
A whole API for 'lxc-enter-namespace' function is exposed.

Additional info:

Comment 1 Cole Robinson 2016-04-11 17:07:36 UTC

FWIW this is still relevant, the LXCEnterNamespace wrapper isn't implemented for the python bindings

Comment 2 Red Hat Bugzilla 2025-10-17 00:10:06 UTC

This product has been discontinued or is no longer tracked in Red Hat Bugzilla.

Comment 3 Alasdair Kergon 2025-10-17 12:52:13 UTC

Reopening because Virtualization Tools has not been discontinued.