View a vmdk file from Python?

Question

Is there any way to view the contents of a vmdk file from Python, and to be able to read files from it? (I have no need to write to it). If not, is there any way to mount a vmdk file on a host machine, or generally any other way to look at a vmdk file without attaching it to a VM and running it?

Answer 1

You can mount a VMDK as a local disk with Disk Mount Utility.