Script to power on VM

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import argparse
import getpass
import requests
import urllib3


urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)


VERSION = '1.0.1'
TIMEOUT = 10


def change_power_state(url, username, password, filter, power_state):
    base_url = url + "/PrismGateway/services/rest/v2.0"
    try:
        r = requests.get(base_url + f'/vms/?filter=vm_name%3D%3D.*{filter}.*',
                         auth=(username, password),
                         verify=False,
                         timeout=TIMEOUT)


        if r.status_code == requests.codes.ok:    


            entities = r.json()['entities']
            
            if len(entities) > 0:
                vms = [(e['name'], e['uuid'], e['power_state']) for e in entities]




                print(f"\nSelected VMs (Total: {len(vms)}):\n")




                for vm in vms:
                    print(f"{vm[0]} (uuid: {vm[1]}, power_state: {vm[2]})")


                confirm = None
                while confirm not in ('yes', 'no', 'y', 'n'):
                    confirm = input(f'\nDo you want to modify the power state of all selected VMs to "{power_state}" (y/n): ').strip().lower()


                if confirm in ['yes', 'y']:


                    print(f'\nModifying power states for VMs to "{power_state}":\n')


                    for vm in vms:
                        body = {"transition": f"{power_state}"}
                        r = requests.post(base_url + f'/vms/{vm[1]}/set_power_state/',
                                          json=body, auth=(username, password),
                                          verify=False,
                                          timeout=TIMEOUT)
                        if r.status_code == requests.codes.created:
                            print(f"{vm[0]} (task_uuid: {r.json()['task_uuid']})")
                        else:
                            print("HTTP Error: " + str(r.status_code))
                    
                else:
                    print("\nOperation canceled.\n")
            else:
                print(f'\nNo VMs found using the filter criteria: "{filter}".\n')




        else:
            print("HTTP Error: " + str(r.status_code))
    except Exception as e:
        print(f"Error: {e}")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Nutanix VMs power state changer. Compatible with REST API v2.')




    parser.add_argument('-v', '--version', action='version', version='%(prog)s v' + VERSION)
    parser.add_argument('--url', required=True,
                        help='Nutanix REST API URL. Required. Ex: https://10.10.10.100:9440')
    parser.add_argument('--username', required=True,
                        help='Nutanix REST API Username. Required.')
    parser.add_argument('--password',
                        help='Nutanix REST API Password. Optional, is asked if it is omitted.')
    parser.add_argument('--filter', required=True,
                        help='Filter string to search VMs by name. Required.')
    parser.add_argument('--power_state', type = str.lower, required=True,
                        choices=['on', 'off', 'powercycle', 'reset', 'pause', 'suspend', 'resume', 'acpi_shutdown', 'acpi_reboot'],
                        help='Target power state to apply to selected VMs. Required.')


    args = parser.parse_args()


    password = args.password if args.password else getpass.getpass()


    change_power_state(args.url, args.username, password, args.filter, args.power_state)