Section 1: Python Fundamentals

Understanding Data Types

Learning to Use Strings

Learning to Use Numbers

Using if, elif & else Statements

Learning to Use Booleans

Learning to use While and For Loops

Learning to Use Lists

Learning to Use Dictionaries

NETMIKO: Hands On Lab I – “Accessing a Router and Executing Commands“

NETMIKO: Hands on Lab II – Using a For Loop to do the same thing!

NETMIKO: Hands on Lab III

Learning to Use Sets and Tuples

Understanding the Principle of Containment

Learning to Use/Create Python Functions

Creating 5 functions that leverage the IPaddress Package – TBC

Section 2: Python Tools

Using f-strings

Using the IPAddress Library (with Lab)

Using Input and Getpass to protect Passwords

Using sys.argv and Netmiko to Execute Show Commands on a Cisco IOS XE Device

Using NETCONF with Cisco IOS XE Devices for Network Automation

Using RESTCONF with Cisco IOS XE Devices for Network Automation

Section 3: API Fundamentals

API Automation vs. Conventional CLI Interaction in Cisco Network Resources

API Automation vs. NETCONF and RESTCONF in Network Management