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Python Network Programming

By : Abhishek Ratan, Eric Chou, Pradeeban Kathiravelu, Dr. M. O. Faruque Sarker
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Python Network Programming

By: Abhishek Ratan, Eric Chou, Pradeeban Kathiravelu, Dr. M. O. Faruque Sarker

Overview of this book

This Learning Path highlights major aspects of Python network programming such as writing simple networking clients, creating and deploying SDN and NFV systems, and extending your network with Mininet. You’ll also learn how to automate legacy and the latest network devices. As you progress through the chapters, you’ll use Python for DevOps and open source tools to test, secure, and analyze your network. Toward the end, you'll develop client-side applications, such as web API clients, email clients, SSH, and FTP, using socket programming. By the end of this Learning Path, you will have learned how to analyze a network's security vulnerabilities using advanced network packet capture and analysis techniques. This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products: • Practical Network Automation by Abhishek Ratan • Mastering Python Networking by Eric Chou • Python Network Programming Cookbook, Second Edition by Pradeeban Kathiravelu, Dr. M. O. Faruque Sarker
Table of Contents (30 chapters)
Title Page
Copyright
About Packt
Contributors
Preface
Index

Summary


In this chapter, we learned about the basic functionality of SDN controllers, programmable fabric, and some network automation tools. We have also seen how to work with cloud platforms and, with reference to a live example of managing AWS Cloud from Python, understood how we can control cloud operations using automation.

We gained a deep understanding about the role of controllers, and with some examples of Cisco controllers, went into details on how a controller can be programmed or called in programs/scripts to perform certain tasks. We also saw the basics of some popular network automation tools, such as SolarWinds, and created an in-house web-based automation tool for monitoring our network, called PingMatrix or PingMesh.