def TakeSnapshotPy(copyToLocalPath=None, view='Flow Statistics', osPlatform='windows'):
    """
    Take a snapshot of the selected stat view and transfer the file to 
    the local file system where the script was executed.
        
    Parameters
       copyToLocalPath: The local path to save the CSV stat file.
       view: The stat view to take snapshot of.
       osPlatform: The IxNetwork API server OS: windows|linux
    """
    if osPlatform == 'windows':
        # This directory will hold the snapshot on the Windows filesystem.
        # If the folder does not exists, it will be created.
        path = 'C:\\Results'

    if osPlatform == 'linux':
        path = '/home/ixia_logs'

    stats = ixNet.getRoot() + '/statistics'
    csvFileName = view.replace(' ', '_')
    listOfTrafficStats = [view]

    opts = ixNet.execute('GetDefaultSnapshotSettings')

    filePathToChange = 'Snapshot.View.Csv.Location: '+ path
    print '\ntakeSnapshot src file path:%s' % (filePathToChange)
    
    opts[1] = filePathToChange
    generatingModeToChange= 'Snapshot.View.Csv.GeneratingMode: "kOverwriteCSVFile"'
    opts[2] = generatingModeToChange
    fileNameToAppend = 'Snapshot.View.Csv.Name: '+ csvFileName ;# Flow_Statistics
    opts.append(fileNameToAppend)

    ixNet.execute('TakeViewCSVSnapshot', listOfTrafficStats, opts)

    if copyToLocalPath is None:
        copyToLocalPath = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))

    if osPlatform == 'windows':
        readPath = path + '\\' + csvFileName + '.csv'
        writePath = '%s/%s_%s.csv' % (copyToLocalPath, csvFileName, timestamp)
        
    if osPlatform == 'linux':
        readPath = '%s/%s.csv' %s (path, csvFileName)
        writePath = '%s/%s_%s.csv' % (copyToLocalPath, csvFileName, timestamp)

     print '\ntakeSnapshot: Saving file to: %s' % (writePath)
    ixNet.execute('copyFile', ixNet.readFrom(readPath, '-ixNetRelative'), ixNet.writeTo(writePath, '-overwrite'))