Tips

A quick Panda tip for you... Import nested data into a DataFrame using json_normalize with record_path and meta. Here’s an example 👇 import pandas as pd data = [ { "network_device": { "hostname": "spine1-nxos", "os_version": "9.3.7", "interface&

Ansible Tip: Use the dict2items filter to loop over dictionaries in Ansible. Here's an example: --- - name: Example of dict2items filter hosts: localhost gather_facts: false vars: interfaces: eth0: ip: "192.168.1.1/24" eth1: ip: "192.168.2.1/24" tasks:

NetBox Query Tip! If you need to search for a cable by its ID, use GraphQL by visiting: https://your_nb_instance/graphql/ Then run the following query, replacing YOUR_CABLE_ID with the actual cable ID: query { cable(id: YOUR_CABLE_ID) { id label type status color length length_

🐍 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": "

🐍 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

🐍 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

Git Tip: git checkout allows you to restore a single file to a previous version without affecting the rest of your project. For example: git checkout--. Full example below: # View the commit history of a specific file. git log -- path/to/file # Restore a specific file to its state