FAQ

Package

Does this package let me interact with Websphere Application Server?

No, this package only provides autocompletion and intellisense functionality, as well as an online manual complete with examples.

Do I need the same Python version of the wsadmin?

No, to work this package needs Python >3.7. However, the syntax of your scripts should match the Pyhon version run by the wsadmin Jython interpreter.

Jython

Can I use keyword arguments in wsadmin methods?

No, you can't.

Passing a keyword argument to a wsadmin method (for example AdminConfig.help()) will throw a TypeError:

>>> AdminConfig.help(method_name="help")
WASX7015E: Exception running command: "AdminConfig.help(method_name="help")"; exception information:
com.ibm.bsf.BSFException: exception from Jython:
Traceback (innermost last):
  File "<input>", line 1, in ?
TypeError: help(): takes no keyword arguments

You can however write custom functions or methods that accept both positional and keyword arguments:

>>> def test(arg="default"):
>>>         print str(arg).capitalize() + " argument"
>>>
>>> test()
Default argument
>>>
>>> test("positional")
Positional argument
>>>
>>> test(arg="keyword")
Keyword argument
>>>