The phrase is a popular search term, but it can actually refer to a few very different things depending on what you are trying to accomplish.
The search term represents a user desire: control beyond the GUI. While VMware provides the engine, GitHub provides the community-driven steering wheel.
import subprocess def vm_start(vmx_path): subprocess.run(["vmrun", "start", vmx_path, "nogui"]) def take_snapshot(vmx_path, name): subprocess.run(["vmrun", "snapshot", vmx_path, name])