Packet Coders Newsletter #019 - May 2022

Updates from Packet Coders

Before we dive in just a few updates on whats happening in the Packet Coders membership ...
🔥 Batfish Deep-dive tech session recording added to our library.
🔥 Schema validation tech session recording added to our library.
🔥 RegEx 101 tech session recording added to our library.
🔥 Go for networking 101 tech session scheduled for later this month.

In Case You Missed it

Network Automation » Nornir 101

Learn the basics of Nornir and why it is a great alternative to Ansible for network automation.

Packet CodersRick Donato

Network Automation » Ansible vs Nornir

A common question that arises in the area of network automation is: What’s the difference between Ansible and Nornir? I mean, they are both frameworks that can manage and automate groups of network devices, right? They are also both built on top of Python. So what is the difference

Packet CodersRick Donato

Network Automation » How to Speed Up Pytest

I have to admit, after adding the final test for checking the Nornir course code repo, it felt good. 56 tests in total. Job done! Well, kind of. After performing a final run and feeling smug that I was getting a screen of green passes, it raised the next question:

Packet CodersRick Donato

Improve Your Python Code With This Quick Else-if Tip

Today I want to share with you a small tip that I regularly use to prevent having to write multiple else-if statements within my code. You may now be asking, what’s wrong with writing multiple else-if statements? Well, to be fair, nothing. However, I will show you an alternative that

Packet CodersRick Donato

Opensource Releases

JSON Visio - Directly onto graphs

Simple visualization tool for your JSON data. No forced structure, paste your JSON and view it instantly.

Directly onto graphs

flake8-tidy-imports

A flake8 plugin that helps you write tidier imports.

PyPI

New in Grafana 8.5: updated panels, new RBAC features, simplified reporting, and more!

Grafana 8.5 has been released with features focused on ease of use, new data visualizations, and enhanced security.

Grafana LabsMitch Seaman

GitHub - Riverside-Healthcare/djLint: ✨ HTML Template Linter and Formatter. Django - Jinja - Nunjucks - Handlebars - GoLang

✨ HTML Template Linter and Formatter. Django - Jinja - Nunjucks - Handlebars - GoLang - GitHub - Riverside-Healthcare/djLint: ✨ HTML Template Linter and Formatter. Django - Jinja - Nunjucks - Handl...

GitHubRiverside-Healthcare

GitHub - wasi-master/fastero: Python timeit CLI for the 21st century! colored output, multi-line input with syntax highlighting and autocompletion and much more!

Python timeit CLI for the 21st century! colored output, multi-line input with syntax highlighting and autocompletion and much more! - GitHub - wasi-master/fastero: Python timeit CLI for the 21st ce...

GitHubwasi-master

A Word From Our Sponser Shameless Plug

Network Automation with Python - 5 Day Bootcamp

EARLY BIRD OFFER 20% OFF (£1800 ➜ £1440) ENDS 25th MAY! COUPON CODE - EARLYBIRD20 Register Now ➜ Network Automation with Python In this 5-day bootcamp you will learn the main components and tools required to test, configure and observe your network using Python. This includes…

Packet CodersRick Donato

Community Posts

8 ways to speed up your Ansible playbooks

Here’s how to optimize your Ansible playbooks to make them run faster.

Enable SysadminGineesh Madapparambath

10 must-know patterns for writing clean code with Python🐍

Python is one of the most elegant and clean programming languages, yet having a beautiful and clean...

DEV CommunityAlex Omeyer