How to list the variables on the server?

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import argparse  # for argument parsing
import sys

import ecflow


if __name__ == "__main__":

    DESC = """Will list variables for any node
              Usage:
                Example1: List all the server variables
                   ListVariables.py --host cca --port 4141 --path /
 
                Example2: List the variables for the given node
                   ListVariables.py --host cca --port 4141 --path /path/to/node
            """
    PARSER = argparse.ArgumentParser(
        description=DESC, formatter_class=argparse.RawDescriptionHelpFormatter
    )
    PARSER.add_argument(
        "--host",
        default="localhost",
        help="The name of the host machine, defaults to 'localhost'",
    )
    PARSER.add_argument(
        "--port", default="3141", help="The port on the host, defaults to 3141"
    )
    PARSER.add_argument(
        "--path", default="/", help="The path to the node. i.e. /suite/family/task"
    )
    ARGS = PARSER.parse_args()
    # print(ARGS)

    # ===========================================================================
    CL = ecflow.Client(ARGS.host, ARGS.port)
    try:
        CL.ping()

        # get the incremental changes, and merge with defs stored on the Client
        CL.sync_local()

        # check to see if definition exists in the server
        defs = CL.get_defs()
        if defs is None:
            print("No suites found, exiting...")
            sys.exit(0)

        # print(defs)
        if ARGS.path == "/":
            for var in defs.server_variables:
                print("edit " + var.name() + " '" + var.value() + "'")
            for var in defs.user_variables:
                print("edit " + var.name() + " '" + var.value() + "'")
        else:
            node = defs.find_abs_node(ARGS.path)
            if node == None:
                print("No node found at path " + ARGS.path)
            else:
                for var in node.variables:
                    print("edit " + var.name() + " '" + var.value() + "'")

    except RuntimeError as ex:
        print("Error: " + str(ex))
        print("Check host and port number are correct.")