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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from netmiko import Netmiko
+from datetime import datetime
+
+now = datetime.now()
+
+dt_string = now.strftime("%d%m%Y_%H-%M-%S")
+
+username = "networkchuck"
+password = "Password123!"
+
+
+
+Switch1 = {
+    "host": "192.168.243.146",
+    "username": username,
+    "password": password,
+    "device_type": "cisco_ios",
+}
+
+Switch2 = {
+    "host": "192.168.243.149",
+    "username": username,
+    "password": password,
+    "device_type": "cisco_ios",
+}
+
+Switch3 = {
+    "host": "192.168.243.150",
+    "username": username,
+    "password": password,
+    "device_type": "cisco_ios",
+}
+
+Switch4 = {
+    "host": "192.168.243.148",
+    "username": username,
+    "password": password,
+    "device_type": "cisco_ios",
+}
+
+Switch5 = {
+    "host": "192.168.243.147",
+    "username": username,
+    "password": password,
+    "device_type": "cisco_ios",
+}
+
+myswitches = [Switch1, Switch2, Switch3, Switch4, Switch5]
+
+for x in myswitches:
+    net_connect = Netmiko(**x)
+    showver = net_connect.send_command("show version", use_textfsm=True)
+    showrun = net_connect.send_command("show run")
+    hostname = showver[0]['hostname']
+    backupfilename = hostname + "_" + dt_string + ".txt"
+    file = open(backupfilename, "w")
+    file.write(showrun)
+    file.close()
+    print(hostname + " has been backed up" + "\n")
+    net_connect.disconnect()