Programming for Network Engineers (PRNE) v2.0
Course code
PRNE
Duration
4 Days, 32 Acad. Hours
Course Overview
Objectives
Prerequisites
Course Outline
Course Overview
This course will help you:
- Explain the need for network engineers to learn how to program
- Explain how programming relates to the journey into network automation and programmability
- Create useful and practical scripts to retrieve data and configure network devices
- Create, apply, and troubleshoot simple network automation scripts
- Gain hands-on experience with Python programming
Objectives
After taking this course, 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 course, 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 course may help you meet these prerequisites:
- Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)
Course Outline
- Introducing Programmability and Python for Network Engineers
- Scripting with Python
- Examining Python Data Types
- Manipulating Strings
- Describing Conditionals, Loops, and Operators
- Exploring Classes, Methods, Functions, Namespaces, and Scopes
- Exploring Data Storage Options
- Exploring Python Modules and Packages
- Gathering and Validating User Input
- Analyzing Exceptions and Error Management
- Examining Debugging Methods
- Course Summary
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
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Programming for Network Engineers (PRNE) v2.0
Course code:
PRNE
Duration:
4 Days, 32 Acad. Hours
