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+# Legal Disclaimer:
+#----------------------
+#This script is an example script and is not supported under any Zerto support program or service.
+#The author and Zerto further disclaim all implied warranties including, without limitation, any implied warranties of merchantability or of fitness for a particular purpose.
+#In no event shall Zerto, its authors or anyone else involved in the creation, production or delivery of the scripts be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without 
+#limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or other pecuniary loss) arising out of the use of or the inability 
+#to use the sample scripts or documentation, even if the author or Zerto has been advised of the possibility of such damages.  The entire risk arising out of the use or 
+#performance of the sample scripts and documentation remains with you.
+
+#importing request, json
+#importing HTTPBasicAuth library for ZVM basic authentication 
+import requests 
+import json 
+from requests.auth import HTTPBasicAuth 
+
+#Declaring Environment variables 
+zvm_ip = "zvmip"
+zvm_u = "zvmuser"
+zvm_p = "zvmpassword" 
+base_url = "https://"+zvm_ip+":9669/v1"
+session = base_url+"/session/add"
+
+###Functions####
+def login(session_url, zvm_user, zvm_password):
+   print("Getting ZVM API token...")
+   auth_info = "{\r\n\t\"AuthenticationMethod\":1\r\n}"
+   headers = {
+     'Accept': 'application/json',
+     'Content-Type': 'application/json'
+   }
+   response = requests.post(session_url, headers=headers, data=auth_info, verify=False, auth=HTTPBasicAuth(zvm_user, zvm_password))
+   if response.ok: 
+      auth_token = response.headers['x-zerto-session']
+      print("Api Token: " + auth_token)
+      return auth_token
+   else: 
+      print("HTTP %i - %s, Message %s" % (response.status_code, response.reason, response.text))   
+
+returned_token = login(session, zvm_u, zvm_p)
+print(returned_token)
+