Networksinyourinfrastructuresetthefoundationforhowyourapplicationcanbedeployed,maintained,andserviced.Pythonistheideallanguagefornetworkengineerstoexploretoolsthatwerepreviouslyavailabletosystemsengineersandapplicationdevelopers.InthissecondeditionofMasteringPythonNetworking,you’llembarkonaPython-basedjourneytotransitionfromtraditionalnetworkengineerstonetworkdevelopersreadyforthenext-generationofnetworks.ThisbookbeginsbyreviewingthebasicsofPythonandteachesyouhowPythoncaninteractwithbothlegacyandAPI-enablednetworkdevices.Asyoumakeyourwaythroughthechapters,youwillthenlearntoleveragehigh-levelPythonpackagesandframeworkstoperformnetworkengineeringtasksforautomation,monitoring,management,andenhancedsecurity.Intheconcludingchapters,youwilluseJenkinsforcontinuousnetworkintegrationaswellastestingtoolstoverifyyournetwork.
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