Networks in your infrastructure set the foundation for how your application can be deployed, maintained, and serviced. Python is the ideal language for network engineers to explore tools that were previously available to systems engineers and application developers. In Mastering Python Networking, Fourth edition, you'll embark on a Python-based journey to transition from a traditional network engineer to a network developer ready for the next generation of networks.
This new edition is completely revised and updated to work with the latest Python features and DevOps frameworks. In addition to new chapters on introducing Docker containers and Python 3 Async IO for network engineers, each chapter is updated with the latest libraries with working examples to ensure compatibility and understanding of the concepts.
Starting with a basic overview of Python, the book teaches you how it can interact with both legacy and API-enabled network devices. You will learn to leverage high-level Python packages and frameworks to perform network automation tasks, monitoring, management, and enhanced network security, followed by AWS and Azure cloud networking. You will use Git for code management, GitLab for continuous integration, and Python-based testing tools to verify your network.
Use Python to interact with network devices
Understand Docker as a tool that you can use for the development and deployment
Use Python and various other tools to obtain information from the network
Learn how to use ELK for network data analysis
Utilize Flask and construct high-level API to interact with in-house applications
Discover the new AsyncIO feature and its concepts in Python 3
Explore test-driven development concepts and use PyTest to drive code test coverage
Understand how GitLab can be used with DevOps practices in networking
* Use Python and other open source tools for Network DevOps, automation, management, and monitoring
* Use Python 3 to implement advanced network-related features
By the end of the book, the reader will have the knowledge to perform networking tasks using Python and DevOps best practices.
Basic familiarity with Python programming and networking-related concepts such as Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) will be helpful in getting the most out of this book.