Downsides of Pexpect and Paramiko compared to other tools

The number one downside for our method so far is that they do not return structured data. They return the data that we find ideal to fit on a terminal to be interpreted by a human but not by a computer program. The human eye can easily interpret a space while the computer only sees a return character. This, of course, depends on the network devices to be made that is automation friendly.

We will take a look at a better way in the next chapter.