What you’ll learn
Who should enroll
This training is intended for:
- Network administrators
- Network engineers with little or no programming or Python experience
- Network managers
- Systems engineers
Technology areas
- Network programming
- Python
- Network engineering
Training overview
Objectives
After taking this training, you should be able to:
- Create a Python script
- Describe data types commonly used in Python coding
- Describe Python strings and their use cases
- Describe Python loops, conditionals, operators, and their purposes and use cases
- Describe Python classes, methods, functions, namespaces, and scopes
- Describe the options for Python data manipulation and storage
- Describe Python modules and packages, their uses, and their benefits
- Explain how to manipulate user input in Python
- Describe error and exception management in Python
- Describe Python code debugging methods
Prerequisites
Before taking this training, you should have:
- Familiarity with Cisco IOS®-XE software or other Cisco network device configuration and operation skills
- Basic network management knowledge
- Cisco CCNA® certification or equivalent knowledge
The following Cisco training may help you meet these prerequisites:
Lab outline
- Execute Your First Python Program
- Use the Python Interactive Shell
- Explore Foundation Python Data Types
- Explore Complex Python Data Types
- Use Standard String Operations
- Use Basic Pattern Matching
- Reformat MAC Addresses
- Use the if-else Construct
- Use for Loops
- Use while Loops
- Create and Use Functions
- Create and Use Classes
- Use the Python main() Construct
- Traverse the File Structure
- Read Data in Comma-Separated Values (CSV) Format
- Read, Store, and Retrieve Data in XML Format
- Read, Store, and Retrieve Date in JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Format
- Read, Store, and Retrieve Data in a Raw or Unstructured Format
