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Python Network Programming Techniques

You're reading from   Python Network Programming Techniques 50 real-world recipes to automate infrastructure networks and overcome networking challenges with Python

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781838646639
Length 340 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Marcel Neidinger Marcel Neidinger
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Preface 1. Chapter 1: A Primer on Python 3 2. Chapter 2: Connecting to Network Devices via SSH Using Paramiko FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Building Configuration Templates Using Jinja2 4. Chapter 4: Configuring Network Devices Using Netmiko 5. Chapter 5: Model-Driven Programmability with NETCONF and ncclient 6. Chapter 6: Automating Complex Multi-Vendor Networks with NAPALM 7. Chapter 7: Automating Your Network Tests and Deployments with pyATS and Genie 8. Chapter 8: Configuring Devices Using RESTCONF and requests 9. Chapter 9: Consuming Controllers and High-Level Networking APIs with requests 10. Chapter 10: Incorporating your Python Scripts into an Existing Workflow by Writing Custom Ansible Modules 11. Chapter 11: Automating AWS Cloud Networking Infrastructure Using the AWS Python SDK 12. Chapter 12: Automating your Network Security Using Python and the Firepower APIs 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Importing modules from the standard library

Python is often described as batteries-included programming. This stems from the fact that Python comes with an extensive standard library that provides a lot of functionality already. While some functions such as print() or input() are loaded by default, a lot of the functionality can be imported into our program. This code, also referred to as a module, encapsulates the functionality and can be used without the need to install anything, as it comes pre-packaged with your Python installation.

Getting ready

Open your code editor and start by creating a file called libs.py. Next, navigate your terminal to the same directory in which you just created the libs.py file.

How to do it…

In this recipe, we will import the random module. This module allows us to generate random numbers or draw a random element from a list. We will use the list of lower- and uppercase letters, as well as digits provided by the string module to generate...

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