Rick Donato

I want to share a recent addition to my network automation toolbox - Dq (Dictionary query). Dq is a Cisco Genie library that provides various helper functions to ease the parsing of nested Python dictionaries. For example, let's say we have the following Python dictionary. >>>

After a coffee-fuelled coding session the other day, I suddenly released that I had forgotten to commit. Therefore I had multiple changes in a single file that I needed to place into different commits. After a short bit of Googling, I found this useful little feature within VSCode called Stage

When it comes to network automation we are spoilt with the plethora of tools available to us. One tool that deserves its space within any network automation toolbox is Netmiko. Netmiko is a multi-vendor Python SSH library that simplifies the process of configuring and obtaining data from your network devices.

A Beginners Guide to Docker and VS Code (Part 1)IntroductionAs the saying goes, “you are only as good as your tools”, and this is especiallytrue when it comes to software development and network automation. Within this article will provide a beginners guide to 2 tools that should be inany

NetDevOps CI/CD with Ansible, Jenkins and Cisco VIRL (Part 1 - What is NetDevOps?)IntroductionIn the world of networking NetDevOps is one of the latest buzz words flyingaround. But what is NetDevOps, or even DevOps? In this 3-part series we willanswer these questions, and also dive into a NetDevOps

Git Graph is an extension recently released for Microsofts Visual Studio Code, and I have to say, it's pretty cool! For those of you who are new to VSCode, it can save you a ton of time when developing - highly recommended - check it out here. In

When it comes to open-source network automation tools, NAPALM is one of the heavy hitters in the industry. For those of you who are new to NAPALM, it is: ... a vendor-neutral, cross-platform open-source project that provides a unified API to network devices. Typically NAPALM is used for configuring devices, and

One project that I'm starting to use more and more is Rich. In short, Rich is a Python library for: writing rich text (with colour and style) to the terminal and displaying advanced content such as tables, markdown, and syntax highlighted code. ... and I have to say, it

In previous posts, we looked at some of the tools (Flake8 and Black) that can be used for performing stylistic and syntax checking against your Python code. However, there is something else we must also consider - security! Let me introduce - Bandit. Bandit is a Python-based open-source security linter.