Automation Over Knowledge: The New Standard for Engineers

Full network runbook and topology diagram in under 10 minutes. Everything is free on my GitHub. #NetworkAutomation #NetworkEngineer #Python #AI #Netmiko #NetworkDocumentation #Cisco #SysAdmin #ITCareer #NetOps #AITools

**New video: Debug Python the Right Way** Got a Python traceback but no idea why? The VS Code debugger shows the actual data — no print() rewriting, no guesswork. Breakpoints, variables panel, debug console, and watch expressions — all on a real script hitting an IOS-XR device via the free Cisco DevNet Always-On Sandbox. Part 3 of the Month of Developer Productivity series. 🔗 https://cs.co/6047BBKdlW #DeveloperProductivity #CiscoDevNet #NetworkAutomation #PythonDebugging #VSCode

Another video I wanted to share. Debugging #Python took me a while to grasp it, specially since it was difficult for me to use pdb, so prints were always easier. But once I saw how to do it in VSCode I always use it when investigating why something is not working. Worth to get this skill.

🚀 Understanding the Proxy Pattern (Python) The Proxy pattern provides a surrogate or placeholder for another object to control access to it. A proxy acts as an intermediary, controlling access to the real object. This pattern is useful when you want to add security, lazy initialization, or remote access to an object. The proxy can perform additional operations before or after forwarding the request to the real object. This promotes loose coupling and provides a flexible way to control object access. #Python #PythonDev #DataScience #WebDev #professional #career #development

📝 Task 2: To-Do List Application (Python CLI) Built a command-line based To-Do List application using Python with JSON file handling for persistent storage. This project focuses on improving productivity by allowing users to manage tasks efficiently. 💡 Features include adding tasks, updating priorities, marking tasks as complete/incomplete, filtering tasks, and viewing statistics. A great hands-on project to practice file handling, object-oriented programming, and working with Python built-in libraries. 🚀 Github repo: https://lnkd.in/grCvTF2Q #Python #Coding #Project #BeginnerProjects#Codenova Tech Solutions

Microsoft has released Agent Framework 1.0 as the production-ready foundation for building AI agents and multi-agent workflows in both .NET and Python. The release brings stable APIs, long-term support and a unified path forward that builds on Semantic Kernel and AutoGen while adding enterprise-grade orchestration and multi-model support. See what Agent Framework 1.0 means for developers: https://lnkd.in/drneyWyR #Microsoft #dotNET #Python #AIagents #DeveloperTools

Crazy thought of the night... The MacOS Compliance Project is mostly written in Python... Apple also just released the Python Apple Intelligence SDK / Harness... That would be a cool two things to put together. Making human readable summaries of diff's between them all within just a Python Script/app.

💾 Python Automation: Disk Space Monitor ```python import shutil total, used, free = shutil.disk_usage("/") print("Total:", total // (2**30), "GB") print("Used:", used // (2**30), "GB") print("Free:", free // (2**30), "GB") if free // (2**30) < 5: print("⚠️ Low Disk Space Alert") ``` 💡 Use case: ✔ Monitor server storage ✔ Prevent system crashes #Python #Automation #CloudSupport

📂 Moving beyond the basics: Automating file system analysis with Python. I recently tackled a challenge to build a directory analyzer that goes deeper than a simple ls command. Using the os module, I developed a script that provides a comprehensive audit of any given path. What it does: 1) Recursively traverses directories using os.walk(). 2) Aggregates total file counts and folder structures. 3) Calculates total storage footprint with formatted sizing. 4) Identifies the "heavy hitters" (largest files). 5) Uses Python dictionaries to map and group files by extension. This project was a great exercise in handling file metadata and organizing unstructured data into a clean, readable summary. Check out the screen recording below to see it in action! 👇 #Python #Coding #Automation #SoftwareDevelopment #Programming

Automation can save you from mistakes, but only if you understand it. Python scripting is a valuable skill for network engineers. The key is understanding how a script works. WHAT MIGHT GO WRONG? This is what separates you. Before touching production, test in a lab. Scripts without validation are just a fast way to make mistakes. Build it. Break it. Fix it. Then deploy it. Lab: Inter-VLAN Routing with a Layer 3 Switch Fixed multiple switch and router configuration issues from scratch Set up the NetworkAutomation-1 Docker container with full network connectivity Installed all the Python automation tools like Netmiko, NAPALM, Nornir, etc. Wrote a single automation script covering all 7 lab tasks Achieved 11/11 ping tests passed across all devices Set up a startup script so the container self-recovers after a reboot Configure SecureCRT session logging for output capture #NetworkAutomation #Python #Networking #CiscoCCNA #LabLife #NetworkEngineering