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Mastering Python Networking

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Mastering Python Networking

Overview of this book

This book begins with a review of the TCP/ IP protocol suite and a refresher of the core elements of the Python language. Next, you will start using Python and supported libraries to automate network tasks from the current major network vendors. We will look at automating traditional network devices based on the command-line interface, as well as newer devices with API support, with hands-on labs. We will then learn the concepts and practical use cases of the Ansible framework in order to achieve your network goals. We will then move on to using Python for DevOps, starting with using open source tools to test, secure, and analyze your network. Then, we will focus on network monitoring and visualization. We will learn how to retrieve network information using a polling mechanism, ?ow-based monitoring, and visualizing the data programmatically. Next, we will learn how to use the Python framework to build your own customized network web services. In the last module, you will use Python for SDN, where you will use a Python-based controller with OpenFlow in a hands-on lab to learn its concepts and applications. We will compare and contrast OpenFlow, OpenStack, OpenDaylight, and NFV. Finally, you will use everything you’ve learned in the book to construct a migration plan to go from a legacy to a scalable SDN-based network.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Title
Humble Bundle
Credits
Foreword
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface
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OpenStack, OpenDaylight, and NFV

Comparing Python web frameworks


Python is known for its great web frameworks. There is a running joke at PyCon, which is that you can never work as a full-time Python developer without working on any of the Python web frameworks. There are annual conferences held for DjangoCon, one of the most popular Python frameworks. It attracts hundreds of attendees every year. If you sort the Python web frameworks on https://hotframeworks.com/languages/python, you can see there is no shortage of choices when it comes to Python and web frameworks.

Python Web Frameworks Ranking

With so many options to choose from, which one should we pick? Clearly, trying all the frameworks out yourself will be time consuming. The question about which web framework is better is also a passionate topic among web developers. If you ask this question on any of the forums, such as Quora, or search on Reddit, get ready for some highly opinionated answers and heated debates.

Note

Both Quora and Reddit were written in Python. Reddit...