Want to automate networks easily? Use Python, CSV files and Cisco Genie (pyATS). Hank Preston shows us how to connect to live devices and automate the network.

Menu:
1:15 – Start Python Virtual Environment
4:10 – Install VIRL utils
6:12 – Genie Install
8:10 – Genie Inventory file (testbed file)
12:05 – Install iPython
12:30 – Create and use Genie Python Script
32:00 – Python Script with multiple devices

Videos mentioned and references:
CSV Part 1: • Network Engineers are Developers! No …
Genie Intro Video: • Genie makes all your network automati…
VIRL Utils: • Free Cisco VIRL server! You can now u…
Which network automation tool should I learn? • Which Network Automation Tools should…

pyATS and Genie on DevNet: http://bit.ly/2KVshrt
NetDevOps Live Episode on Python Libraries including CSV: http://bit.ly/2xrowkK
Network programmability Basics Video Series covering CSV: http://bit.ly/325FxPB
Code Samples Repo https://github.com/hpreston/network_i…
Final Code Sample https://github.com/hpreston/network_i…
Interactive Walkthrough https://github.com/hpreston/network_i…

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