Python Script to provide console HTML5 console access

Hi All:

I started with William Lam's HTML5 Console access PERL script as the basis for my Python script.  However, I have run into a concrete wall .  I cant seem to get pass the Authentication token.  It seems the token keeps expiring before opening up the console.  I keep getting the error "The console has been disconnected. Close this window and re-launch the console to reconnect.”

I have scoured the internet read and re-read William's site and I am stuck in the mud.  So I am seeking the wisdom of the collective.

Script below (very raw and unfinished, i.e: no error checking yet)

#!/usr/bin/env python

from pyVim import connect

import atexit

import getpass

from pyVmomi import vim

import sys

import webbrowser

import time

import requests

requests.packages.urllib3.disable_warnings()

i_host = raw_input(prompt='Enter VCenter IP: ')

i_user = raw_input(prompt='Enter login user: ')

i_pwd = getpass.getpass(prompt='Enter pwd: ')

vm_name = raw_input(prompt='Enter VM name: ')

vm_sso = raw_input(prompt='Enter VMWare SSO Server IP: ')

html_port = 7343

port = 443

si = None

conn_inst = None

vcenter_ip = None

def _get_vcenterSSLThumbprint(vcenter_ip):

    openssl_cmd = 'openssl s_client -connect '+i_host+':443< /dev/null 2>/dev/null | openssl x509 -fingerprint -noout -in /dev/stdin'

    import subprocess

    vcenterSSLThumbprint = subprocess.check_output(openssl_cmd, shell=True)

    return vcenterSSLThumbprint

def vmconnection(my_host,my_user,my_pwd):

    try:

        si = connect.SmartConnect(host=my_host,user=my_user,pwd=my_pwd)

    except vim.fault.InvalidLogin as e:

        print e.msg

        sys.exit()

    return si

def get_session_tkt(conn_inst):

    sm = conn_inst.content.sessionManager

    session_tkt = sm.AcquireCloneTicket()

    return session_tkt

def _get_MOR(service_instance,vm_name):

    si = service_instance

    name = vm_name

    content = si.RetrieveContent()

    vimtype = [vim.VirtualMachine]

    obj = None

    container = content.viewManager.CreateContainerView(content.rootFolder, vimtype, True)

    for c in container.view:

        if c.name == name:

            obj = c

            esxi_host = str(obj.runtime.host.name)

            MOR_id = str(c)[5:-1]

    return MOR_id

conn_inst = vmconnection(i_host,i_user,i_pwd)

atexit.register(connect.Disconnect, si)

url = 'https://'+vm_sso+':7343/console/?vmId='+str(_get_MOR(conn_inst,vm_name))[15:-1]+'&vmName='+vm_name+'&host='+i_host+'&sessionTicket='+str(get_session_tkt(conn_inst))+'&thumbprint='+str(_get_vcenterSSLThumbprint(i_host))[17:].rstrip()

webbrowser.open_new(url)

time.sleep(60)