[chef] Re: Using Python to talk to the Chef server from Windows PE

[Seth Falcon < >]

Wright, Jordan M. 
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 writes:

> I have Python Windows install scripts that run in Windows PE. During a
> re-install (with the same machine name) the chef-client will fail
> since the client cert already exists. I am attempting to delete the
> client from the chef server during a re-install in Window PE.
>
> Is there example code for making an API call to the Chef Server in
> Python 3.x from Window PE 3.0?

Is there a reason you need to script this from Pythin as opposed to
using Ruby and taking advantage of the libraries available via your
chef-client installation?

+ seth

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