It’s now more apparent than ever that security is a critical aspect of IT infrastructure, and that devastating data breaches can occur from simple network line hacks. As shown in this book, combining ...

In the network automation era, Python is the de facto language to automate repetitive network tasks on a global scale. Network engineers can use a plethora of tools during their automation journey, ...

Python is a word of many meanings. For some, the word may evoke thoughts of snakes or Monty Python. However, in networking, Python refers to a common programming language. Organizations use the Python ...

As a junior network engineer at a university I wrote a lot of management scripts in Perl. I had scripts to do things such as check switchport configurations and upgrade switch code. Times have changed ...

Just before I left for Cisco Live US, I was given the chance to work with the APIs on Cisco DNA Center. Having never used Cisco DNA Center this was a quick learning curve, but once I started I could ...

For Linux users, the command line is a celebrated part of our entire experience. Unlike other popular operating systems, where the command line is a scary proposition for all but the most experienced ...

The Windows version of the Python interpreter can be run from the command line the same way it’s run in other operating systems, by typing python or python3 at the prompt. But there’s a feature unique ...