Python

Don't get me wrong Pip is a great package manager but there is one thing that had always bugged me, that was having all the dependencies within a single file. For example having all of your development dependencies (linters, formators etc) and your application dependencies (Scrapli, Nornir etc)

A guide into the world of parsing. Learn how to build your own custom parser from scratch.

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. >>>

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

Previously we looked at how to -- Style your Python Code like a Pro -- using the tool, Black. However, what about if there is a typo in your code? For example, a missing colon or closing bracket. This is where linting comes into play. Linting is the process of

For those of you who are automating your networks with Python, here's a little tool that will save you a ton of time and also make your code look like it's been written by a pro! Its called Black. Black is an awesome code formatter that

Eliminate boiler-plate code with Python data classes.

What is the Walrus Operator? Python 3.8 introduces the creatively named "walrus" operator. Expressed via :=, the walrus operator allows you to assign values to a variable as part of an expression. The key benefit to this new operator is that it reduces the amount of written code

Have you ever seen some Python code and wondered what @staticmethod and @classmethod do ? Well, let me explain ... @staticmethod A static method is a method that knows nothing about the class or instance it was called on. The class instance, therefore, is NOT passed in as an implicit first argument