Network Automation with Python and Ansible

  1. Python for Network Automation
    1. Python Environment Setup
      1. Python Installation
        1. Package Management with pip
          1. Virtual Environments
            1. Creating Virtual Environments
              1. Activating Virtual Environments
                1. Managing Dependencies
              2. Python Language Fundamentals
                1. Basic Syntax
                  1. Variables and Assignment
                    1. Comments and Documentation
                      1. Code Structure
                      2. Data Types
                        1. Strings
                          1. Integers
                            1. Floats
                              1. Booleans
                                1. Lists
                                  1. Tuples
                                    1. Dictionaries
                                      1. Sets
                                      2. Control Flow Structures
                                        1. Conditional Statements
                                          1. For Loops
                                            1. While Loops
                                              1. Loop Control
                                              2. Functions and Modules
                                                1. Function Definition
                                                  1. Function Parameters
                                                    1. Return Values
                                                      1. Module Importing
                                                        1. Custom Module Creation
                                                        2. Exception Handling
                                                          1. Try-Except Blocks
                                                            1. Exception Types
                                                              1. Exception Raising
                                                                1. Finally Blocks
                                                                2. File Operations
                                                                  1. File Reading
                                                                    1. File Writing
                                                                      1. File Context Managers
                                                                        1. File Modes
                                                                      2. Data Parsing with Python
                                                                        1. JSON Module
                                                                          1. Loading JSON Data
                                                                            1. Dumping JSON Data
                                                                              1. JSON String Parsing
                                                                                1. Error Handling
                                                                                2. PyYAML Library
                                                                                  1. Loading YAML Data
                                                                                    1. Dumping YAML Data
                                                                                      1. YAML File Processing
                                                                                        1. Safe Loading
                                                                                        2. XML Processing
                                                                                          1. ElementTree Module
                                                                                            1. XML Parsing
                                                                                              1. Tree Navigation
                                                                                                1. XML Modification
                                                                                              2. Network-Specific Python Libraries
                                                                                                1. Paramiko for SSH
                                                                                                  1. SSH Protocol Overview
                                                                                                    1. Connection Establishment
                                                                                                      1. Authentication Methods
                                                                                                        1. Remote Command Execution
                                                                                                          1. SFTP File Transfers
                                                                                                            1. Exception Handling
                                                                                                            2. Netmiko for Device Management
                                                                                                              1. Supported Vendors
                                                                                                                1. Device Connections
                                                                                                                  1. Show Commands
                                                                                                                    1. Configuration Commands
                                                                                                                      1. Output Handling
                                                                                                                        1. Session Management
                                                                                                                        2. NAPALM for Multi-Vendor Support
                                                                                                                          1. Supported Drivers
                                                                                                                            1. Device Connections
                                                                                                                              1. Facts Retrieval
                                                                                                                                1. Getters for Structured Data
                                                                                                                                  1. Configuration Loading
                                                                                                                                    1. Configuration Comparison
                                                                                                                                      1. Change Management
                                                                                                                                      2. Nornir for Automation Framework
                                                                                                                                        1. Inventory Management
                                                                                                                                          1. Task Execution Model
                                                                                                                                            1. Plugin Architecture
                                                                                                                                              1. Parallel Processing
                                                                                                                                                1. Result Handling
                                                                                                                                              2. Practical Python Scripting
                                                                                                                                                1. Information Gathering Scripts
                                                                                                                                                  1. Multi-Device Connections
                                                                                                                                                    1. Command Output Collection
                                                                                                                                                      1. Data Parsing and Structuring
                                                                                                                                                        1. Output Storage
                                                                                                                                                        2. Configuration Management Scripts
                                                                                                                                                          1. Configuration Deployment
                                                                                                                                                            1. Change Validation
                                                                                                                                                              1. Error Handling
                                                                                                                                                                1. Rollback Mechanisms
                                                                                                                                                                2. Template-Based Configuration
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Jinja2 Template Engine
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Template Syntax
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Variable Substitution
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Template Rendering

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