code: def ext_pillar(minion_id,
                 pillar,  # pylint: disable=W0613
                 key=None,
                 only=()):
      '''
      Read pillar data from Cobbler via its API.
      '''
      url = __opts__['cobbler.url']
      user = __opts__['cobbler.user']
      password = __opts__['cobbler.password']
  
      log.info("Querying cobbler at %r for information for %r", url, minion_id)
      try:
          server = salt.ext.six.moves.xmlrpc_client.Server(url, allow_none=True)
          if user:
              server.login(user, password)
          result = server.get_blended_data(None, minion_id)
      except Exception:
          log.exception(
              'Could not connect to cobbler.'
          )
          return {}
  
      if only:
          result = dict((k, result[k]) for k in only if k in result)
  
      if key:
          result = {key: result}
      return resulf ext_pillar(minion_id,
                 pillar,  # pylint: disable=W0613
                 key=None,
                 only=()):
      '''
      Read pillar data from Cobbler via its API.
      '''
      url = __opts__['cobbler.url']
      user = __opts__['cobbler.user']
      password = __opts__['cobbler.password']
  
      log.info("Querying cobbler at %r for information for %r", url, minion_id)
      try:
          server = salt.ext.six.moves.xmlrpc_client.Server(url, allow_none=True)
          if user:
              server.login(user, password)
          result = server.get_blended_data(None, minion_id)
      except Exception:
          log.exception(
              'Could not connect to cobbler.'
          )
          return {}
  
      if only:
          result = dict((k, result[k]) for k in only if k in result)
  
      if key:
          result = {key: result}
      return result
docs: Read pillar data from Cobbler via its API.