Python Jenkins

README

Python Jenkins is a python wrapper for the Jenkins REST API which aims to provide a more conventionally pythonic way of controlling a Jenkins server. It provides a higher-level API containing a number of convenience functions.

We like to use python-jenkins to automate our Jenkins servers. Here are some of the things you can use it for:

  • Create new jobs
  • Copy existing jobs
  • Delete jobs
  • Update jobs
  • Get a job’s build information
  • Get Jenkins master version information
  • Get Jenkins plugin information
  • Start a build on a job
  • Create nodes
  • Enable/Disable nodes
  • Get information on nodes
  • Create/delete/reconfig views
  • Put server in shutdown mode (quiet down)
  • List running builds
  • Delete builds
  • Wipeout job workspace
  • Create/delete/update folders [1]
  • Set the next build number [2]
  • Install plugins
  • and many more..

To install:

$ sudo python setup.py install

Online documentation:

Developers

Bug report:

Repository:

Cloning:

Patches are submitted via Gerrit at:

Please do not submit GitHub pull requests, they will be automatically closed.

The python-jenkins developers communicate in the #openstack-jjb channel on Freenode’s IRC network.

More details on how you can contribute is available on our wiki at:

Writing a patch

Be sure that you lint code before created an code review. The easiest way to do this is to install git pre-commit hooks.

Installing without setup.py

Then install the required python packages using pip:

$ sudo pip install python-jenkins

Footnotes

[1]The free Cloudbees Folders Plugin provides support for a subset of the full folders functionality. For the complete capabilities you will need the paid for version of the plugin.
[2]The Next Build Number Plugin provides support for setting the next build number.

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