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Python for Geeks

By : Muhammad Asif
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Python for Geeks

By: Muhammad Asif

Overview of this book

Python is a multipurpose language that can be used for multiple use cases. Python for Geeks will teach you how to advance in your career with the help of expert tips and tricks. You'll start by exploring the different ways of using Python optimally, both from the design and implementation point of view. Next, you'll understand the life cycle of a large-scale Python project. As you advance, you'll focus on different ways of creating an elegant design by modularizing a Python project and learn best practices and design patterns for using Python. You'll also discover how to scale out Python beyond a single thread and how to implement multiprocessing and multithreading in Python. In addition to this, you'll understand how you can not only use Python to deploy on a single machine but also use clusters in private as well as in public cloud computing environments. You'll then explore data processing techniques, focus on reusable, scalable data pipelines, and learn how to use these advanced techniques for network automation, serverless functions, and machine learning. Finally, you'll focus on strategizing web development design using the techniques and best practices covered in the book. By the end of this Python book, you'll be able to do some serious Python programming for large-scale complex projects.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Section 1: Python, beyond the Basics
5
Section 2: Advanced Programming Concepts
9
Section 3: Scaling beyond a Single Thread
13
Section 4: Using Python for Web, Cloud, and Network Use Cases

Introducing network automation

Network automation is the use of technology and software to automate the processes of managing and operationalizing networks. The keyword for network automation is automating a process, which means it is not only about deploying and configuring a network but also the steps that must be followed to achieve network automation. For example, sometimes, the automation steps involve gaining approval from different stakeholders before a configuration is pushed to a network. Automating such an approval step is part of network automation. Therefore, the network automation process can vary from one organization to another based on the internal processes each organization follows. This makes it challenging to build a single platform that can perform automation out of the box for many customers.  

There are a significant number of ongoing efforts to provide the necessary platforms from the network device vendors that can help in building customized automation...