Updating Records

Modifying the data in a Record <Terminology>{.interpreted-text role="ref"} is accomplished by using a Record\'s ~pynautobot.core.response.Record.update{.interpreted-text role="py:meth"} method. This method accepts a dictionary of field/value mappings (Ex: {\"description\": \"Provides access to end hosts\"}). A boolean is returned to indicate whether updates were made to the Record. The below example shows retrieving a record using the ~pynautobot.core.endpoint.Endpoint.get{.interpreted-text role="py:meth"} method, and then updating fields <Terminology> in the returned Record <pynautobot.core.response.Record>{.interpreted-text role="py:class"} object.

>>> nautobot = api(url=url, token=token)
>>> roles = nautobot.extras.roles
>>>
>>> # Get the record object for the access-switch role
>>> access_role = roles.get(name="Access Switch")
>>>
>>> # Show existing values for name and description fields
>>> access_role.name
'Access Switch'
>>> access_role.description
''
>>>
>>> # Create a dictionary to update the role fields
>>> access_switch_updates = {
...     "name": "access switch",
...     "description": "Provides access to end hosts",
... }
>>>
>>> # Show using the update method on the role
>>> access_role.update(access_switch_updates)
True
>>>
>>> # Show that the fields were updated on the existing role
>>> access_role.name
'access switch'
>>> access_role.description
'Provides access to end hosts'