Repository navigation
[ixnetwork_restpy 1.11.0] import ixnetwork_restpy throws syntaxWarning in Python 3.14.7 #89
Description
env: python 3.14.7
ixnetwork_restpy version : 1.11.0
uv pip list | grep ixnetwork
Using Python 3.14.7 environment at: /opt/ixia/venv/venv26.5
ixnetwork-restpy 1.11.0
Issue: when import ixnetwork_restpy, it throwns the syntax warning at the first trial
python
Python 3.14.7 (main, Aug 19 2026, 09:08:24) [GCC 13.3.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import ixnetwork_restpy
/opt/ixia/venv/venv26.5/lib/python3.14/site-packages/ixnetwork_restpy/testplatform/sessions/ixnetwork/ixnetwork.py:1276: SyntaxWarning: "\~" is an invalid escape sequence. Such sequences will not work in the future. Did you mean "\\~"? A raw string is also an option.
- Returns str(default\~highRoute\~ionvsFdb\~unknown): current mode of chassis(default/highRoute/ionvsFdb/unknown).
/opt/ixia/venv/venv26.5/lib/python3.14/site-packages/ixnetwork_restpy/testplatform/sessions/ixnetwork/ixnetwork.py:2068: SyntaxWarning: "\~" is an invalid escape sequence. Such sequences will not work in the future. Did you mean "\\~"? A raw string is also an option.
- Returns list(dict(arg1:str[None | /api/v1/sessions/1/ixnetwork/topology],arg2:list[dict(arg1:str,arg2:number)],arg3:str[notstarted\~starting\~started\~stopping\~error\~mixed])):
>>> import ixnetwork_restpy
>>> exit
Why:
In Python, the SyntaxWarning: invalid escape sequence '~' occurs because a backslash () followed by a tilde (~) is not a recognized Python escape sequence. Python uses backslashes to create special characters (like \n for a newline), but because ~ has no special meaning, modern Python versions flag it as an error-prone syntax.
How to Fix It:
You can resolve this warning in three ways depending on what you want the string to achieve:
- Turn it into a raw string: Add an r before the opening quote to tell Python to treat every backslash as a literal character.
- Double the backslash: Use \ so the first backslash explicitly escapes the second one, outputting a single literal backslash.
- Remove the backslash: Drop the \ entirely if you only wanted to display a plain tilde (~) and did not actually need a backslash.
Activity
[-]import ixnetwork_restpy throws syntaxWarning in Python 3.14.7[/-][+][ixnetwork_restpy 1.11.0] import ixnetwork_restpy throws syntaxWarning in Python 3.14.7[/+]