muninn-parsers 0.4.0

A standalone CLI output parser library for network devices

Muninn

Muninn is a library that transforms unstructured network device CLI output into structured, type-hinted Python data structures.

Why Muninn?

• Standalone - No framework dependencies. Install and use it in any Python project.
• Simple API - Muninn().parse(os, command, output) and you're done.
• Well-tested - Every parser has test cases with platform and software version metadata.
• Type-aware - Import individual parsers to get TypedDict return types that describe the parsed data structure, enabling IDE autocompletion and better AI-assisted coding.
• Extensible - Load your own local parsers alongside built-in ones.

Installation

Muninn can be quickly and easily installed with uv as shown below:

uv add muninn-parsers

Or, if you prefer good old-fashioned pip, you can do so as shown below:

pip install muninn-parsers

Quick Examples

Auto-Discovering Parsers

Create a Muninn instance and call parse() with an OS identifier, the CLI command, and the raw output. Muninn automatically finds and runs the right parser:

from typing import Any

import muninn

mn = muninn.Muninn()

raw_output = """
Neighbor ID     Pri   State           Dead Time   Address         Interface
10.1.1.1          1   FULL/DR         00:00:38    192.168.1.1     Ethernet1/1
10.1.1.2          1   FULL/BDR        00:00:33    192.168.1.2     Ethernet1/2
"""

result: dict[str, Any] = mn.parse("nxos", "show ip ospf neighbor", raw_output)

Returns:

{
  "10.1.1.1": {
    "priority": 1,
    "state": "FULL/DR",
    "dead_time": "00:00:38",
    "address": "192.168.1.1",
    "interface": "Ethernet1/1"
  },
  "10.1.1.2": {
    "priority": 1,
    "state": "FULL/BDR",
    "dead_time": "00:00:33",
    "address": "192.168.1.2",
    "interface": "Ethernet1/2"
  }
}

Using a Parser Directly

You can also import a specific parser and call it directly. This gives you access to the parser's TypedDict return type, which enables IDE autocompletion and helps AI coding assistants reason about the structure of the parsed data:

from muninn.parsers.nxos.show_ip_ospf_neighbor import (
    ShowIpOspfNeighborParser,
    ShowIpOspfNeighborResult,
)

raw_output = """
Neighbor ID     Pri   State           Dead Time   Address         Interface
10.1.1.1          1   FULL/DR         00:00:38    192.168.1.1     Ethernet1/1
10.1.1.2          1   FULL/BDR        00:00:33    192.168.1.2     Ethernet1/2
"""

result: ShowIpOspfNeighborResult = ShowIpOspfNeighborParser.parse(raw_output)
# IDE autocompletion and type checking work here

Documentation

Full documentation is available at chartinolabs.github.io/Muninn.

• Changelog - Release history built from changelog fragments
• Changelog Fragments Guide - How to add release-note fragments
• Releasing - How to compile release notes and cut a release

Acknowledgments

• CLI output fixtures — Some test fixtures in this project use CLI output samples sourced from the Cisco Genieparser and Network to Code ntc-templates repositories.
• Schema inspiration — Parsed data schemas for some parsers were heavily inspired by the schema structures in the Cisco GenieParser repository.

Status

Early development. See the Design Philosophy page for project direction.