Learning to use Python classes
I demonstrate Python classes by building a simple game that you can share with your friends and family
Network Automation
Using the Python Rich library to display status indicators
I recently added a status indicator to my azruntime application. If users have a lot of VMs in their subscriptions, the azruntime application can take a long time to run. Users will appreciate seeing the status so they know the program is still running and is not hung up. I used the Rich library to
Install azruntime as a CLI program using pipx
azruntime, the Python program I wrote to manage virtual machines in my Azure subscriptions, is more convenient to use when run as a command from the Linux prompt instead of as a Python program in its virtual environment. You can install Python packages as command-line-programs using pipx. To make azruntime work after using pipx to
azruntime: Manage Azure Infrastructure with Python
I wrote a new Python script called azruntime. It helps me manage my Azure VMs. The script is open-source and should work for anyone who also uses the Azure CLI. azruntime is available on my azure-scripts GitHub repository. I learned a lot about the Azure Python SDK while working on the azruntime project. In this
Flask web app tutorial for network engineers
Most network engineers don’t need to create web sites but they may, like me, want to convert their existing Python command-line programs into web apps so others can use them more easily. This tutorial presents the minimum you need to know about Python, Flask, and the Bootstrap CSS framework to create a practical web app
A Python learning path for network engineers
Python programming is now a required skill for network engineers. I recorded videos of myself as I learned and practiced Python programming. I think these videos, along with the links to learning resources associated with each video’s topic, serve as a good learning guide for network engineers getting started with Python programming. This post collects
Python: The Minimum You Need to Know
Many network engineers and other professionals are transitioning their skills set to include programming and automation. Commonly, their previous programming experience comes from a few programming courses they attended in university a long time ago. I am one of those professionals and I created this Python programming guide for people like you and me. In
Video chat about NRE Labs
Yesterday, I participated in a screen-cast with Derick Winkworth, aka @CloudToad, to discuss my blog posts about installing NRE Labs Antidote network emulator on your PC and creating lessons for NRE Labs. We also covered some general points like contributing to communities, how to get started blogging about technical topics, and more. Check it out,
Create lab lessons for the NRE Labs Antidote network emulator
The Antidote network emulator, part of the Network Reliability Engineering project, offers a web interface that presents network emulation scenarios to users as documented lessons. Each lesson is presented in a window running Jupyter Notebooks and contains commands that the user can click on to run them on the virtual nodes in the network emulation
Install the Antidote (NRE Labs) network emulator on a Linux system
Antidote is a network emulator combined with a presentation framework. It was designed to create and deliver networking technology training. Its user interface operates in a web browser, including the terminals that students use to run commands on emulated network devices and servers. Antidote is the engine that runs the Network Reliability Labs web site.
Python for network engineers: a fast track guide
Are you like me? Are you a network engineer, or other professional, transitioning their skill set to include programming and automation? Does your programming experience experience come from a few programming courses you attended in college a long time ago? Then please read on because I created this Python guide for people like you and