# VMTN6720U - Hackathon Training: Getting started with the vSphere Automation SDK for Python
**Date:** 08/28/17 6:30PM-8:00PM
# Agenda
* Introduction to vSphere REST API
* vSphere Automation SDKs
* Getting Started Using the Python SDK
* Lab
# Introduction to vSphere REST API
* Consume from SDKs, CLI’s
* NOTE: Need bullets from Alan
# vSphere Automation SDKs
* Supported Languages
* Python, Java, Ruby, Perl, .NET, REST (JavaScript/Postman)
* Open Source on Github
* SDK Includes:
* Runtime
* Serialization
* Language Binding
* Python Wrapper around REST API
* API Reference Documentation (for offline usage)
# [Labs](lab.md)
**Wifi**: VMworld-Hackathon-Training-4
**Wifi Password**: Hackathon2017
Connect to VC matching first letter of your last name (poorman’s load balance):
**VC1**: [192.168.104.11](https://192.168.104.11) (A-H)
**VC2**: [192.168.104.13](https://192.168.104.13) (I-Q)
**VC3**: [192.168.104.13](https://192.168.104.13) (R-Z)
**VC Username**: administrator@vsphere.local
**VC Password**: VMware1!