​# Example-5.py
​#!/usr/bin/env python3
​import sys
​import libvirt
​from xml.dom import minidom
​
​poolName = 'default'
​
​conn = None
​try:
​    conn = libvirt.open("qemu:///system")
​except libvirt.libvirtError as e:
​    print(repr(e), file=sys.stderr)
​    exit(1)
​
​sp = conn.storagePoolLookupByName(poolName)
​if sp == None:
​    print('Failed to find storage pool '+poolName, file=sys.stderr)
​    exit(1)
​
​raw_xml = sp.XMLDesc(0)
​xml = minidom.parseString(raw_xml)
​name = xml.getElementsByTagName('name')
​print('pool name: '+poolName)
​spTypes = xml.getElementsByTagName('source')
​for spType in spTypes:
​    attr = spType.getAttribute('name')
​    if attr != None:
​        print('  name = '+attr)
​    attr = spType.getAttribute('path')
​    if attr != None:
​        print('  path = '+attr)
​    attr = spType.getAttribute('dir')
​    if attr != None:
​        print('  dir = '+attr)
​    attr = spType.getAttribute('type')
​    if attr != None:
​        print('  type = '+attr)
​    attr = spType.getAttribute('username')
​    if attr != None:
​        print('  username = '+attr)
​
​conn.close()
​exit(0)