Python Networks 101 : A Beginner's Roadmap to Network Automation

• This is an introductory course, specifically designed for beginners who want to get into Network Automation but find it hard to locate the starting point.

• As long as you have some basic Networking experience, you will have no problem understanding the concepts explained in this course.

• You are also not expected to have any prior coding experience. You will learn all basic Python programming concepts in a simple, easy-to-learn manner in this course.

• You will also learn how to set up your own lab environment for practice or use Cisco's publicly available labs.

• This course explains all the Python fundamental topics & data types with practical examples, followed by building solutions to tackle real-world use cases.

• Each topic is first explained theoretically and then followed by a detailed practical demonstration.

• Since this course is targeted specifically towards beginners, some of the critical topics are explained multiple times with different examples to ensure there is no gap in understanding.

At a broad level, the course covers the following major topics:

• Variables, Loops and Conditional Logic.

• Different Python Datatypes like Lists & Dictionaries.

• File Operations (Read/Write/Append).

• All types of Functions.

• Error/Exception Handling.

• Different Python Libraries in the context of Network Automation, like Netmiko, Paramiko and NAPALM.

• Data Parsing & Data Manipulation Techniques.

• JSON Data Management.

• Build & Use of Textfsm templates.

• Write code to solve 2 real-world use cases.