Rick Donato

🐍 Python Tip! Easily add query parameters to your API calls when using Python by using the params argument in requests.get(). Here`s an example 👇 import requests # Define API endpoint url = "http://suzieq-server/api/v2/devices" # Query parameters to filter the API request params = { "namespace": "

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In the world of Python development, there are a ton of tools out there. But there are three that I believe should be part of every modern developer’s toolbox: Uv, Ruff, and Taskfile. Uv – Fast Python Package Manager Uv is a modern, drop-in replacement for pip, venv, and pip-tools.

Introduction Recently someone asked: Is there a way to fetch CVE (vulnerability) data for platforms like Cisco, Palo Alto, and Fortinet in a programmatic way, so we can integrate it into a solution we’re building? The short answer: yes—and one of the best ways to do this is

🐍 Python Tip: When working with large numbers, Python lets you use underscores (_) to enhance readability. Here is an example: 👇 ❌ # Difficult to read: gigabit = 1000000000 ten_gigabit = 10000000000 ✅ # Easier to read with underscores (_): gigabit = 1_000_000_000 ten_gigabit = 10_000_000_000 print(f"{gigabit=}\n{ten_gigabit=

🐍 Python DX Tip: Save time when running scripts by using `uv run` to automatically activate your virtual environment. Example below 👇 ❌ Manually activating the virtual environment source .venv/bin/activate ./nr_backup_configs.py ✅ Automatically activate the virtual environment before running the script uv run nr_backup_configs.py Until next

pyATS Tip: Use Genie Diff to compare structured data and easily identify differences. It works with dictionaries, including structured output from Genie Parse and Genie Learn. Below is an example of using Genie Diff to compare the results of a Genie Parse command: from genie.utils.diff import Diff from

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🐍 Python Tip: Speed up your Python package installs by up to 100x using uv, a drop-in replacement for pip. # Using pip ❌ pip install -r requirements.txt pip install netmiko # Using uv - faster by up to 100x ✅ pip install uv uv pip install -r requirements.txt uv pip install netmiko