vbox_unattended

#! python3
import os
import subprocess
import datetime
from pathlib import Path
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET


ISO_PATH="C:\\Users\\ipony\\Downloads\\ms\\GSP1RMCHPXFRER_RU_DVD.iso"
SHARED_FOLDER_NAME="vShare"
SHARED_FOLDER_PATH="C:\\Users\\ipony\\Documents\\vShare"


def getUniqueVMname():
    name="win_"+datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%y%m%d%H%M%S")
    return name


def getDefaultMachineFolder():
    VirtualBox_xml_path=Path.home() / '.VirtualBox' / 'VirtualBox.xml'
    tree=ET.parse(VirtualBox_xml_path)
    xml_node=tree.find(".//{http://www.virtualbox.org/}SystemProperties")
    return Path(xml_node.attrib['defaultMachineFolder'])


def main():
    my_name=getUniqueVMname()
    defaultMachineFolder=getDefaultMachineFolder()
    diskFilePath=os.path.join(defaultMachineFolder, my_name, my_name+".vdi")

    subprocess.call('VBoxManage createvm --name {} --ostype Windows7_64 --register'.format(my_name))
    subprocess.call('VBoxManage modifyvm {} --memory 2048 --vram 128 --pae off --nic1 none'.format(my_name))
    # subprocess.call('VBoxManage modifyvm {} --accelerate3d on --accelerate2dvideo on --graphicscontroller vboxsvga'.format(my_name))
    subprocess.call('VBoxManage createmedium --filename "{}" --size 25600'.format(diskFilePath))
    subprocess.call('VBoxManage storagectl {} --name "SATA" --add sata --controller IntelAhci --portcount 2'.format(my_name))
    subprocess.call('VBoxManage storageattach {} --storagectl "SATA" --port 0 --device 0 --type hdd --medium "{}"'.format(my_name, diskFilePath))
    subprocess.call('VBoxManage sharedfolder add {} --name "{}" --hostpath "{}" --automount'.format(my_name, SHARED_FOLDER_NAME, SHARED_FOLDER_PATH))
    subprocess.call('VBoxManage unattended install {} --iso="{}" --install-additions'.format(my_name, ISO_PATH))
    os.popen('VBoxManage startvm {}'.format(my_name))


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()