pyVmomi is a Python SDK for the VMware vSphere API that allows you to manipulate ESX, ESXi, and vCenter using scripts.

To get started, check out the examples in sample/poweronvm.py and sample/getallvms.py.

You can install this as a package. Just run python setup.py bdist_egg and then use pip or easy_install to deploy it on your system.

There are other bindings of this API in other languages. See:

• vijava (Java): http://vijava.sourceforge.net/
• rbvmomi (Ruby): https://github.com/vmware/rbvmomi
• vSphere SDK for Perl (non-free): https://my.vmware.com/group/vmware/details?downloadGroup=VSP510-SDKPERL-510&productId=285

Have fun!