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pythonsnmpoidresolver

SNMP OID resolver

I am writing Python code in which a user inputs a SNMP OID in any of the following forms:

1.3.6.1.2.1.90.1.2
internet.2.1.90.1.2

I want my code to resolve internet to 1.3.6.1.

I was thinking of creating a dictionary and giving the corresponding values to the object names but I don't think that's a good idea.

Please help me in guiding how should I proceed.

Solution

    1. NetSnmp provides a snmptranslate method - that may be useful starting point.

      Its man page says its purpose is to:

      translate MIB OID names between numeric and textual forms.

      There are already Python bindings for net-snmp available, see these SO questions.

    2. Alternatively pysnmp provides similar. See SO question "Translating pysnmp numerical oid output into symbolic names".