Tips

Jinja Tip: Validate and check your Jinja templates for syntax errors with j2lint. Ideal for integrating into a CI pipeline. ➜ https://github.com/aristanetworks/j2lint Here is an example below 👇 $ uv tool install j2lint $ cat config.j2 hostname {%for int in interfaces%} interface ip address {{int.ip}} {{int.NetMask}} {%endfor

PySentry - Scan your Python dependencies for known vulnerabilities. Built in Rust for performance, PySentry is fast, easy to use, and supports flexible output formats (Markdown, JSON, etc.). Here are some examples 👇 # Install pysentry-rs using uv (or use pip install pysentry-rs) $ uv add pysentry-rs # Run a security scan on the

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