​# Example-56.py
​#!/usr/bin/env python3
​import sys
​import libvirt
​from xml.dom import minidom
​
​domName = 'CentOS7'
​
​conn = None
​try:
​    conn = libvirt.open("qemu:///system")
​except libvirt.libvirtError as e:
​    print(repr(e), file=sys.stderr)
​    exit(1)
​
​dom = None
​try:
​    dom = conn.lookupByName(domName)
​except libvirt.libvirtError as e:
​    print(repr(e), file=sys.stderr)
​    exit(1)
​
​state, reason = dom.state()
​
​if state == libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_NOSTATE:
​    print('The state is VIR_DOMAIN_NOSTATE')
​elif state == libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING:
​    print('The state is VIR_DOMAIN_RUNNING')
​elif state == libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_BLOCKED:
​    print('The state is VIR_DOMAIN_BLOCKED')
​elif state == libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED:
​    print('The state is VIR_DOMAIN_PAUSED')
​elif state == libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTDOWN:
​    print('The state is VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTDOWN')
​elif state == libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTOFF:
​    print('The state is VIR_DOMAIN_SHUTOFF')
​elif state == libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_CRASHED:
​    print('The state is VIR_DOMAIN_CRASHED')
​elif state == libvirt.VIR_DOMAIN_PMSUSPENDED:
​    print('The state is VIR_DOMAIN_PMSUSPENDED')
​else:
​    print(' The state is unknown.')
​print('The reason code is ' + str(reason))
​
​conn.close()
​exit(0)