code: def adapters(self, adapters):
          
  
          # VMware VMs are limited to 10 adapters
          if adapters > 10:
              raise VMwareError("Number of adapters above the maximum supported of 10")
  
          self._ethernet_adapters.clear()
          for adapter_number in range(0, adapters):
              self._ethernet_adapters[adapter_number] = EthernetAdapter()
  
          self._adapters = len(self._ethernet_adapters)
          log.info("VMware VM '{name}' [{id}] has changed the number of Ethernet adapters to {adapters}".format(name=self.name,
                                                                                                                id=self.id,
                                                                                                                adapters=adapters))
docs: Sets the number of Ethernet adapters for this VMware VM instance.
  
          :param adapters: number of adapters