Programming for Network Engineers (PRNE)

This course will help you:

• Explain the need for network engineers to learn how to program
• Explain how programming relates to the journey into network automation and programmability
• Create useful and practical scripts to retrieve data and configure network devices
• Create, apply, and troubleshoot simple network automation scripts
• Gain hands-on experience with Python programming

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• Create a Python script
• Describe data types commonly used in Python coding
• Describe Python strings and their use cases
• Describe Python loops, conditionals, operators, and their purposes and use cases
• Describe Python classes, methods, functions, namespaces, and scopes
• Describe the options for Python data manipulation and storage
• Describe Python modules and packages, their uses, and their benefits
• Explain how to manipulate user input in Python
• Describe error and exception management in Python
• Describe Python code debugging methods

• Execute Your First Python Program
• Use the Python Interactive Shell
• Explore Foundation Python Data Types
• Explore Complex Python Data Types
• Use Standard String Operations
• Use Basic Pattern Matching
• Reformat MAC Addresses
• Use the if-else Construct
• Use for Loops
• Use while Loops
• Create and Use Functions
• Create and Use Classes
• Use the Python main() Construct
• Traverse the File Structure
• Read Data in Comma-Separated Values (CSV) Format
• Read, Store, and Retrieve Data in XML Format
• Read, Store, and Retrieve Date in JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) Format
• Read, Store, and Retrieve Data in a Raw or Unstructured Format

Before taking this course, you should have:

• Familiarity with Cisco IOS®-XE software or other Cisco network device configuration and operation skills
• Basic network management knowledge
• Cisco CCNA® certification or equivalent knowledge

The following Cisco course may help you meet these prerequisites:

• Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)

This course is intended for:

• Network administrators
• Network engineers with little or no programming or Python experience
• Network managers
• Systems engineers