Python Network Programmability: Scaling Scripts

Enhance your network programming skills. Learn how to iterate and scale scripts with Netmiko—a Python library for configuring SSH connections to routers and switches.

Introduction

• Netmiko script iterations

1. Iteration Process

• Script 1: Basic script
• Script 2: Open a file of commands
• Script 3: Configure multiple devices
• Script 4: Remove passwords
• Script 5: Error handling
• Script 6: Determine device types
• Script 7: Iterate device type script

2. Netmiko Scaling

• Encrypted password file
• Sequential network script, part 1
• Sequential network script, part 2
• Netmiko multithreading
• Netmiko thread pools