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Is there any disadvantages in using splunk python sdk

paramagurukarth
Builder

Hi I am new to Splunk..
Just trying to include python SDK (Splunklib abd util libraries) into our apps (Current requirements is to create/modify alerts.. In future few more may come). So before including it to the app. I just want to know about the disadvantages (Any existing security issues, rules i should follow) on splunk python sdk.

So please guide me on this...
Thanks. 🙂

0 Karma

Patient
Path Finder

Hi paramagurukarthikeyan,

I don't know if this will help you. But I want to let you know that:
The Splunk SDK for Python lets you write Python applications that can interact with Splunk Enterprise. Export searches using the Python SDK can be run in historical mode and real-time mode. They start right away, and stream results instantly, letting you integrate them into your Python application. At my level I don't found the disadvantages about security issues because The splunk sdk for python include to the app will require a common set of arguments that specify things like the Splunk host, port, and login credentials. Follow the link below to learn more.
http://dev.splunk.com/python
For other informations that I ignore, please let me know. Thanks

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