Day 1 – Introduction to Python
The course will discuss the introduction to Python Programming and Python basic operating constructs. This part of the course will:
- Describe the Python Programming
- Describe the Python Basic Operation
- Describe the and execute code using the Python Data types
Module 1: Python Data Types
- Python Variables
- Python Numbers
- Python Strings
- Python Lists
- Python Tuples
- Python Dictionary
Module 2: Python Tools & Resources
- List / Set / Dictionary comprehensions
- Python Lambda functions
- Python Map, Filter, Reduce
- Python Threading basics
Day 2 – Python Loops, Functions and Modules
This module will discuss Python Loops and Functions and code modularity. It also will discuss Python file handling and manipulation.
- Describe and execute Python control flow using loops
- Describe and execute Python function
- Create modular codes using Python Modules
- Describe and execute Python File Operations Working with Text Files in Python
- Intro
- Opening and Reading Files
- Reading Files Tell, Seek and Cursors
- Opening and Reading Text Files using seek() and read()
- question
- Coding Exercise Solution
- The With Keyword
- Reading Files into a List
- Reading Files into a List
- question
- Coding Exercise Solution
- Writing to Text Files
- Writing Text Files
- question
- Coding Exercise Solution
- Quiz for File Processing
- questions
- Coding Section – Working with Text Files
- Reading CSV Files
- Writing CSV Files
- Using CSV Custom Delimiters
- Using CSV Dialects
- Coding Section – Working with CSV Files
Day 3 – Network Automation with Telnet
- Telnet Protocol Basics. Configure and Connect to Cisco Devices Connecting to Network Devices with Telnet from Python
- getpass Module
- Network Automation. Configure Multiple Devices
- Telnet Script Refactoring using Object Oriented Programming
- Testing the Custom Telnet Class. Configure Loopback Interfaces and OSPF
- Configure Multiple Devices Using the Custom Telnet Class
- Network Automation With Paramiko (SSH)
Day 4 – Network Automation with Netmiko
- Intro to Netmiko
- Connecting and Running a Command on a Networking Device
- Netmiko prompt. Enable & Global Config Mode
- Running Multiple Commands on a Networking Device
- Configure a Networking Device from a File
- Configure Multiple Networking Devices from Multiple Files
- Configure Backup using Netmiko
- Improvement of the Configuration Backup Script
- Netmiko and Linux
- Preparing the Router for SCP
- Copy files to Networking Devices using SCP and Netmiko Configure Arista EOS Switches
- Netmiko in a Multivendor Environment Cisco & Arista Configuration
- Troubleshooting Netmiko
Day 5 – REST API access
- working with JSON
- using urllib2
- accessing urls with urllib2
- using requests module
- Creating account in github
- Understanding github REST API and api.github.com
- Uploading all the files from local machine to github gist
- downloading all the files from github gist to to the local machine
- GET,POST using requests module Network Automation with Napalm
- Intro to Napalm
- Installing Napalm. Connecting to a Device
- Displaying Information
- Retrieving Information (facts, interfaces, arp table etc)
- Checking Connectivity Between Devices (napalm_ping)
- Configuration Management
- Merging Configurations
- Configuration Rollback
