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Description
Find a VM by its UUID and then destroy a snapshot by name.
Contributor guide
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- backendapi
- Issue type
- feature
- DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
- 3
- Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
- 1-3 hours
- Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
- stale
- ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
- clear
- Prerequisites
- PythonpyVmomi libraryvSphere conceptsVMware snapshot operations
- Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
- 30
- Research direction
- Examine existing samples in the pyvmomi community samples repository (e.g., list snapshots.py or destroy vm.py) to understand the pattern for connecting and performing operations. Use pyVmomi documentation to find methods like `DestroySnapshot Task` and how to retrieve a VM by UUID (using `searchIndex.FindByUuid`). Implement a script that takes VM UUID and snapshot name as inputs, iterates through snapshots, and calls the destroy method.