Course Objectives

• Learn Python programming fundamentals.
• Understand networking concepts from a programmer's perspective.
• Automate repetitive networking tasks.
• Work with network devices using Python.
• Parse and process network data.
• Build TCP/UDP client-server applications.
• Interact with REST APIs.
• Perform network scanning and monitoring.

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Topics Covered

Python Fundamentals

• Variables and Data Types
• Operators
• Conditional Statements
• Loops
• Functions
• Modules and Packages
• Exception Handling
• File Handling

Networking Concepts

• OSI Model
• TCP/IP Model
• IP Addressing
• TCP vs UDP
• HTTP/HTTPS
• SSH
• Network Ports
• Sockets

Python Networking Libraries

• paramiko
• netmiko

Capstone Project

Network Device Automation Audit System

As a final project, students develop a Python-based automation tool that connects to multiple Cisco IOS devices using Netmiko and performs basic security audits.

Features:

• Connect to devices via SSH.
• Check if Telnet is enabled.
• Verify HTTP server status.
• Detect default SNMP community strings (public/private).
• Generate a timestamped audit report (Audit_Report_YYYY-MM-DD.txt).

Skills Demonstrated:

• Python scripting
• Network automation
• SSH connectivity
• CLI command execution
• Exception handling
• Report generation