How to set 'read_timeout' for nxos command

[Kani999]

Hello,

I'm trying to call get_interfaces() on nxos_ssh driver.
The problem is, that returning interfaces takes too long.

ReadTimeout
Pattern not detected: 'nexus\\\\#' in output.
Things you might try to fix this:
. Explicitly set your pattern using the expect_string argument.
 Increase the read_timeout to a larger value
You can also look at the Netmiko session_log or debug log for more information

When I use netmiko it works, when I set read_timeout

from netmiko import ConnectHandler
from getpass import getpass

net_connect = ConnectHandler(
    device_type="cisco_nxos",
    host="",
)
print(net_connect.send_command("show interface", read_timeout=600))
net_connect.disconnect()

But I'm not able to bypass read_timeout param when using napalm command get_interfaces()
Is there any way, to pass it to the connection? I tried the optional_args and etc. but nothing works.

Currently, I copied the napalm nxos_ssh method to parse the interfaces, call the command show interface via netmiko and give it to the parser. But that's an ugly workaround.

I think this is the place where the param could be set

napalm/napalm/nxos_ssh/nxos_ssh.py

Line 705 in 5977b14

output = self._send_command(command)

[ktbyers]

You should be able to set read_timeout_override as an argument specified in NAPALM's optional_args.

Let me know if this fixes your issue.

[Kani999]

@ktbyers Thank you, that works.
Is this kind of info in the documentation?

[EDITED]
NVM, found that argument at netmiko docs