Python Network Programming

Power up your network applications with Python programmingKey FeaturesMaster Python skills to develop powerful network applicationsGrasp the fundamentals and functionalities of SDNDesign multi-threaded event-driven architectures for echo and chat serversBook DescriptionThis Learning Path highlights major aspects of Python network programming such as writing simple networking clients creating and deploying SDN and NFV systems and extending your network with Mininet. You’ll also learn how to automate legacy and the latest network devices. As you progress through the chapters you’ll use Python for DevOps and open source tools to test secure and analyze your network. Toward the end you'll develop client-side applications such as web API clients email clients SSH and FTP using socket programming.By the end of this Learning Path you will have learned how to analyze a network's security vulnerabilities using advanced network packet capture and analysis techniques. This Learning Path includes content from the following Packt products:Practical Network Automation by Abhishek RatanMastering Python Networking by Eric ChouPython Network Programming Cookbook Second Edition by Pradeeban Kathiravelu Dr. M. O. Faruque SarkerWhat you will learnCreate socket-based networks with asynchronous modelsDevelop client apps for web APIs including S3 Amazon and TwitterTalk to email and remote network servers with different protocolsIntegrate Python with Cisco Juniper and Arista eAPI for automationUse Telnet and SSH connections for remote system monitoringInteract with websites via XML-RPC SOAP and REST APIsBuild networks with Ryu OpenDaylight Floodlight ONOS and POXConfigure virtual networks in different deployment environmentsWho this book is forIf you are a Python developer or a system administrator who wants to start network programming this Learning Path gets you a step closer to your goal. IT professionals and DevOps engineers who are new to managing network devices or those with minimal experience looking to expand their knowledge and skills in Python will also find this Learning Path useful. Although prior knowledge of networking is not required some experience in Python programming will be helpful for a better understanding of the concepts in the Learning Path. About the Author Abhishek Ratan has around 15 years of technical experience in networking automation and various ITIL processes and has worked in various roles in different organizations. As a network engineer security engineer automation engineer TAC engineer tech lead and content writer he has gained a wealth of experience during the 15 years of his career.Eric Chou is a seasoned technologist with an industry experience of over 18 years. He has worked on and helped managed some of the largest networks in the industry while working at Amazon AWS Microsoft Azure and other companies. Eric is passionate about network automation Python and helping companies build better security postures. He is the proud inventor of two patents in IP telephony.Pradeeban Kathiravelu is an open source evangelist. He is a Ph.D. researcher at INESC-ID Lisboa/Instituto Superior Tecnico Universidade de Lisboa Portugal and Universite Catholique de Louvain Belgium. He is a fellow of Erasmus Mundus Joint Degree in Distributed Computing (EMJD-DC) researching a software-defined approach to quality of service and data quality in multi-tenant clouds.Dr. M. O. Faruque Sarker is a software architect based in London; he has shaped various Linux and open source software solutions mainly on cloud computing platforms for various institutions. Over the past 10 years he has led numerous Python software development and cloud infrastructure automation projects. In 2009 he started using Python and shepherded a fleet of miniature E-puck robots at the University of South Wales Newport UK. Later he was invited to work o