Rick Donato

Today I want to speak about – Python’s Quest for Simplicity. Specifically around Python tooling, where we will look at the past, present, and future of a typical Python project. Past First, let's step back in time (a few years) and look at a traditional Python project ... This

In Case You Missed it Automating Firewall ACL’s with AerleonIntroduction If you’ve ever had to deal with firewalls and complex ACLs, you’ll know that they can be tricky beasts from time to time! Whether it’s having to generate your firewall configuration for different vendors or wading

Introduction If you've ever had to deal with firewalls and complex ACLs, you'll know that they can be tricky beasts from time to time! Whether it's having to generate your firewall configuration for different vendors or wading through the jungle of nested object groups

In this post, I'm going to provide a TL;DR to Poetry for Python package and virtual environment management. Pip and Virtual Environments If you've worked with Python for network automation, chances are that you've used Pip and virtual environments. If not, and you

In Case You Missed it Our Top Recommended Network Automation Projects of 2022As we near the end of 2022, we would like to share with you Packet Coders top projects and tools of the year. GitHub - cansarigol/pdbr: pdb + Rich librarypdb + Rich library. Contribute to cansarigol/pdbr development by

As we near the end of 2022, we would like to share with you Packet Coders top projects and tools of the year. GitHub - cansarigol/pdbr: pdb + Rich librarypdb + Rich library. Contribute to cansarigol/pdbr development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHubcansarigolPoetry - Python dependency management and packaging

When it comes to version control and using Git, one thing I've always struggled with is knowing how to write good clean Git commit messages. For example, should I use title case or prefix the message with commit type (fix, feature etc.). The list goes on ... ! For those

In Case You Missed it An Intro into Ansible’s Built-In Debugger » Network AutomationToday I’m going to show you an inbuilt debugger tool that you can use in Ansible to help troubleshoot your tasks and playbooks. As per the Ansible docs, the debugger tool allows you to: … fix errors

Today I'm going to show you an inbuilt debugger tool that you can use in Ansible to help troubleshoot your tasks and playbooks. As per the Ansible docs, the debugger tool allows you to: … fix errors during execution instead of editing your Playbook and running it again to