code: def _get_running_config(self, split=True):
          
          conn = self._get_connection()
          config = conn.get_config(source="running")
          if config:
              root = ET.fromstring(config._raw)
              running_config = root[0][0]
              if split is True:
                  rgx = re.compile("\r*\n+")
                  ioscfg = rgx.split(running_config.text)
              else:
                  ioscfg = running_config.text
              return ioscfg
docs: Get the IOS XE device's current running config.
  
          :return: Current IOS running config as multiline string