Salt Python API to run states in minion

Question

Can i run my state using python api ?

salt -N 'test_server' state.sls django this will install django in my test minion

Can i do something like this in python script ?

import salt.client as client
c = client.LocalClient()
c.cmd('test_server','django',expr_form='nodegroup',pillar={'status':'TEST'})

Answer 1

Yes, salt Client API can do what you want, your code just need to change a bit:

import salt.client as client
c = client.LocalClient()
c.cmd('test_server',  # target 
      'state.sls',    # function
      ['django', pillar={'status':'TEST'}],  # arg for function
      expr_form='nodegroup',  
      )

see Salt Python client API docs for more detail