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Introduction In the evolving landscape of network engineering, automation has become essential. As a Python for Network Engineer practitioner, one of the best starting points is creating pyATS testscripts. These scripts allow you to automate health checks, validate network states, and ensure devices are functioning […]
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Introduction Welcome to Day 11 of our 101 Days of pyATS (Vendor-Agnostic) journey. Today, we dive into an essential aspect of network validation – parsing MAC address tables across multiple vendors using pyATS. As a Python for Network Engineer practitioner, you must be able to […]
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Introduction: Why ARP Table Normalization Matters Welcome to Day 10 of the 101 Days of pyATS (Vendor‑Agnostic) series! Today, we’re focusing on a critical under-the-hood element of L2‑L3 connectivity: parsing and normalizing ARP tables across Cisco, Arista, Palo Alto, and FortiGate devices using pyATS and […]
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Introduction In modern network automation, ensuring that configuration changes do not introduce unexpected issues is critical. As a Python for Network Engineer practitioner, leveraging Cisco pyATS and Genie Diff API can significantly enhance your change validation process. This toolset allows you to capture the state […]
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If you’re exploring Python for Network Engineers, mastering tools like pyATS is a game-changer for automating network testing and validation. This guide walks you through setting up pyATS in PyCharm on Ubuntu, step by step, so you can build robust network automation workflows with confidence. […]
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Introduction on the Key Points In today’s Day #3 of our “101 Days of pyATS (Vendor-Agnostic)” blog series, we focus on setting up the essential components of pyATS by installing the core libraries and vendor-specific plugins such as NX-OS and IOS-XR. These tools are the […]
1. Introduction on the Key Points In the evolving world of network automation, learning how to integrate Python for Network Engineer tasks has become essential. If you’re a Cisco network professional looking to automate testing, validation, or configuration, pyATS (Python Automated Test System) is your […]
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Introduction: Your First Step into CLI Magic with pyATS Today’s blog is all about unlocking the CLI power of pyATS, specifically: These tools are a goldmine for Python for Network Engineer workflows, especially when working across vendors like Cisco, Arista, Palo Alto, and FortiGate. By […]
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Introduction: A Real-World Take on Network Automation Have you ever been in a situation where you had to pull device inventory, verify version info, or just log into 15+ devices from different vendors like Cisco, Arista, FortiGate, or Palo Alto? It’s not fun doing that […]
Introduction on the Key Points In Day 4 of our 101 Days of pyATS series, we’ll explore how to create your first testbed.yaml file. This file serves as the backbone for your automation scripts. Whether you are working with Cisco IOS, NX-OS, IOS-XR, or even […]
