Newsletter Packet Coders Newsletter #016 - Feb2022 Network Automation Newsletter. Edition 016 - Feb2022 Rick Donato Feb 8, 2022 3 min read In Case You Missed it Python Type Checking 101If you are new to Python, you may have heard of type checking and type hinting, and wondered what they are all about. Within this post we will provide a 101 to explain what type checking and type hinting are and the problem they look to solve. Let’s dive in,Packet CodersRick DonatoBatfish Behaviour TL;DR - Impact Analysis and Named ReferencesToday I want to share with you some behaviour that I learnt the other day that you might find helpful when working with Batfish. This behaviour is based upon the following: When working with impact analysis and using layer1 topologies in Batfish. Don’t use named references within your reachability…Packet CodersRick Donato3 Tips When Beginning Network AutomationOver the years, I’ve learned a few things when it comes to automation, not so much related to coding but general tips and methods that I’ve found helpful when building out successful network automation projects. Here they are: Workflow When it comes to automating a manual process, a good approachPacket CodersRick DonatoNew Course Released Automating Python Code QualityLearn how to Automate Python Code Quality through open-source tooling, to save you and your team time.Packet CodersRick DonatoNew course releasedSuzieQ Bootcamp Released Network Observability with SuzieQ - 1 Day BootcampGet up to speed FAST with our Packet Coders instructor-led bootcamps!Packet CodersRick DonatoNew SuzieQ 1-day Bootcamp releasedOpensource Projects Release 0.16.0 · netenglabs/suzieqUsing network observability to operate and design healthier networks - Release 0.16.0 · netenglabs/suzieqGitHubnetenglabsSuzieQ 0.16.0 released - includes Netbox, Palo Alto and remote DB support.GitHub - Textualize/rich-cli: Rich-cli is a command line toolbox for fancy output in the terminalRich-cli is a command line toolbox for fancy output in the terminal - GitHub - Textualize/rich-cli: Rich-cli is a command line toolbox for fancy output in the terminalGitHubTextualizeA great new tool from the Textualize camp. You can now Richify your data via the CLI.GitHub - thatmattlove/oui: MAC Address CLI ToolkitMAC Address CLI Toolkit. Contribute to thatmattlove/oui development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHubthatmattloveSmall MAC lookup tool in Go. GitHub - carlmontanari/boxen: put your network operating systems in a box!put your network operating systems in a box! Contribute to carlmontanari/boxen development by creating an account on GitHub.GitHubcarlmontanariNew project for containerizing your NOS VMs.AI Doc Writer for Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, PHP, and Java - Visual Studio MarketplaceExtension for Visual Studio Code - The AI powered documentation writerVisual Studio MarketplaceVSCode extension for generating comments using AI.