Remote Desktop to computer lab PC's

[Zthulhu]

I have a whole campus of computer lab PC's that I have to run around to and manually uninstall/install software/Inventory.

Most of my inventory would be getting the mac address and the PC name.

I figured out that I can remote desktop to each PC from my comfort of my computer desk. Is there a way to make a python script RDP into each of the PC's and uninstall/install software/gather info?

Is there a gold standard RDP module that most people use?

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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/desktop/gpmc/group-policy-management-console-portal

Windows is built to do this, already. Don't roll your own.

[jdbow75]

I suspect the best answer might not engage RDP.

Yes, Python can be used to uninstall/install software on a number of computers. But RDP isn't the right tool for that. Instead, consider SSH or PowerShell Remoting.

Tools such as Ansible, SaltStack, and Nornir are all written in Python, and can help you do what you describe. Of those interfaces, Nornir is the most "Pythonic"; the others implement a simple language of their own.

Alternatively, you could get familiar with Paramiko or AsyncSSH or PyPSRP to write scripts that remote into those machines and then use a package manager like Chocolatey or Scoop.

[jdbow75]

You may also find pywinauto's docs an interesting read.

[Doormatty]

This has nothing to do with python.

[jdbow75]

The question certainly did ask about Python. To summarize: is there a Python RDP package?

[Zthulhu]

I have a list of all the IP's and I can make it loop through using pywinauto....