Create a new storage pool with libvirt-python api

define_pool.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

# Define a storage pool using the libvirt API.
# virsh pool-destroy ; virsh pool-undefine can be used to remove.

import libvirt
import sys
import uuid
import os

pool_name = "test"
pool_path = os.path.join("/var/lib/libvirt", pool_name)
pool_uuid = uuid.uuid4()

# The directory path must exist prior to creating the pool.
if not os.path.isdir(pool_path):
  print("Creating directory", pool_path)
  os.mkdir(pool_path, mode=0o755)

print("Connecting to API")
conn = None
try:
    conn = libvirt.open("qemu:///system")
except libvirt.libvirtError as e:
    print(repr(e), file=sys.stderr)
    exit(1)

print("Creating storage pool", pool_name)
poolXML = """<pool type='dir'>
  <name>{0}</name>
  <uuid>{1}</uuid>
  <target>
    <path>{2}</path>
  </target>
</pool>""".format(pool_name, pool_uuid, pool_path)

pool = conn.storagePoolDefineXML(poolXML, 0)
pool.setAutostart(1)
pool.create()