First,download the API client, nessus_enterprise_rest_client-master.zip;https://github.com/jfalken/nessus_enterprise_rest_client
After install,write the python code to scan.
from NessusClient import *
#import credentials
import requests
import sys
import time
requests.packages.urllib3.disable_warnings()
nrc = NessusRestClient('https://nessusIP','admin','password','8834',False)
policy = nrc.get_scan_policy_by_name(sys.argv[1])
uuid=policy['template_uuid']
targets=[sys.argv[2]]
emails=['alei@websense.com']
settings=nrc.get_settings_dict(uuid,sys.argv[3],'description',emails,targets)
scan=nrc.create_scan(settings)
scan_id=scan['id']
print scan_id
resp=nrc.launch_scan(scan_id)
while True:
details=nrc.get_scan_details(scan_id)
rflag=details['info']['status']
if rflag&