Python Learning for Network Engineers Automation Masterclass

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction & Course Walkthrough

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Course Walkthrough

Chapter 2: Lab Setup (New Approach) – Using VisualStudio Code : Remote Development

Lecture 1: Comparison of Lab Setup Sections (Old Approach and New Approach)

Lecture 2: Optional – How to Connect to Cisco DevNet Devices for Learning – Free

Lecture 3: Install VMWorkstation Player and Setup Ubuntu OS

Lecture 4: Install GNS3 VM in VMWare Workstation Player

Lecture 5: Import Cisco vIOS in to GNS3 VM

Lecture 6: Enable Older SSH Key Algorithms support in Ubuntu

Lecture 7: Install VS Code IDE for Development

Lecture 8: Github and Git Setup for VisualStudio Code Commits

Lecture 9: Install CSR1000v in GNS3 VM

Chapter 3: Lab Setup (Old Approach) – Using PyCharm, VirtualBox and Ubuntu GNS3

Lecture 1: Lab Setup Suggestion

Lecture 2: Install VirtualBox

Lecture 3: Install Ubuntu OS in VirtualBox

Lecture 4: Enable RDP in Ubuntu OS

Lecture 5: Install GNS3 in Ubuntu OS and Setup Interface

Lecture 6: Add TAP Interface in Ubuntu for GNS3 Device Connection

Lecture 7: Install Cisco vIOS L3 Image in GNS3

Lecture 8: Install Cisco vIOS L2 Image in GNS3

Lecture 9: Install GNS3 VM in VirtualBox

Lecture 10: Install CSV1000v in GNS3 VM

Lecture 11: Enable older SSH Key Exchange algorithms support in Ubuntu

Lecture 12: Virtual Environment in Python

Lecture 13: Setup Github-Desktop App and PyCharm

Lecture 14: Test your first script from PyCharm

Lecture 15: PyCharm Keyboard shortcuts

Chapter 4: Paramiko

Lecture 1: Basic SSH using Paramiko invoke_shell

Lecture 2: Bytes and Unicode

Lecture 3: Send multiple commands using for loop

Lecture 4: SSH connection function

Lecture 5: SSH known host key Policies in Paramiko

Lecture 6: Paramiko exec_command

Lecture 7: SSH key based authentication to Linux OS

Lecture 8: SSH exception handlings

Lecture 9: SSH Key based authentication with Cisco

Lecture 10: Demonstrated Scripts in Zip File

Chapter 5: File Operations

Lecture 1: Text file operations using Python

Lecture 2: Save device output to text file

Lecture 3: Send config commands from text file

Lecture 4: Demonstrated Scripts in Zip File

Chapter 6: String Methods

Lecture 1: Match user input using string methods Example

Lecture 2: String Methods theory : Part 1

Lecture 3: String Methods theory : Part 2

Lecture 4: Splitlines Example

Lecture 5: Format string using ANSI Escape squences

Lecture 6: Create dynamic filenames using string methods

Lecture 7: Create SSH output dynamic files using string methods

Lecture 8: Demonstrated Scripts in Zip File

Chapter 7: Config Compare

Lecture 1: Text file comparison using Difflib

Lecture 2: Cisco Config comparison in html format

Lecture 3: Demonstrated Scripts in Zip File

Chapter 8: RegEx Fundamentals

Lecture 1: RegEx Introduction and basic Examples

Lecture 2: Create RegEx Patten Object using re.compile

Lecture 3: Validate Multiline outputs using RegEx

Lecture 4: Demonstrated Scripts in Zip File

Chapter 9: RegEx show command Parsing Examples

Lecture 1: Parse "show version" from text file

Lecture 2: Parse "show run" from text file

Lecture 3: Parse Interface configuration details

Lecture 4: Parse route details

Lecture 5: Parse "show version" output over SSH

Lecture 6: Parse "show run" output over SSH

Lecture 7: Parse "show ip interface brief" using split and splitlines

Lecture 8: Parse "show ip interface brief" using RegEx

Lecture 9: Demonstrated Scripts in Zip File

Chapter 10: IP Address Module

Lecture 1: IP Address Objects and methods

Lecture 2: IP Network Objects and methods

Lecture 3: Subnet validation Example script

Lecture 4: Device Interface IP Address Object Parsing

Lecture 5: Demonstrated Scripts in Zip File

Chapter 11: Python Functions

Lecture 1: Functions and Arguments Introduction

Lecture 2: Multiple ways to pass Arguments to the function

Lecture 3: Pass Arbitrary number of elements to function

Lecture 4: Demonstrated Scripts in Zip File

Chapter 12: Python Modules

Lecture 1: Python Modules and Packages example

Lecture 2: Example of: if __name__ == '__main__'

Lecture 3: Demonstrated Scripts in Zip File

Chapter 13: Python Classes and Objects : Basics

Lecture 1: Classes and Objects Introduction

Lecture 2: Create Methods inside classes

Lecture 3: Cisco Configuration parsing using classes and Methods

Lecture 4: Demonstrated Scripts in Zip File

Chapter 14: Python : Data Types

Lecture 1: Data Model Introduction

Lecture 2: List slicing Example

Lecture 3: List methods

Lecture 4: Mutable vs Immutable Objects

Lecture 5: Dictionary methods

Lecture 6: Sets