#41: Hank Preston: Network Engineers are Developers! No more excuses.

No more excuses. Network Engineers are now developers. Plus, learn how to open CSV files and manipulate CSV data using Python. 

Hank Preston continues to teach us core Python skills. 

Menu:

00:16 - Hank Conferences

00:34 - Global PyCon conference

01:10 - Is the python PyCon conference worthwhile for Network Engineers?

03:00 - Network Automation Open Space at PyCon

05:25 - Are Network Engineers Programmers / Developers?

09:25 - Imposter Syndrome!

12:50 - Sharing is caring

15:50 - Python Libraries & Packages / Don't reinvent the wheel!

17:08 - CSV Libraries 

19:15 - Atom (IDE) and iPython and other code editors

21:33 - Working with CSV libraries

25:00 - Importing and opening CSV

32:48 - Python for loop

42:33 - Using the Python With statement

50:51 - Using the built in help capabilities

1:00:35 - Prompting the user to add more data

1:05:47 - Using a Shebang line

1:08:20 - Linux Permissions (add execute permissions)

Links:

Start Now Page on Devnet: http://bit.ly/2WBjb5v

NetDevOps Live Episode on Python Libraries including CSV: http://bit.ly/2VjbGP4

Coding Fundamentals Learning Labs: http://bit.ly/2vU1BO8

Network programmability Basics Video Series covering CSV: http://bit.ly/2JzlbY4

David's details:

YouTube: www.youtube.com/davidbombal

Twitter: twitter.com/davidbombal

Instagram: www.instagram.com/davidbombal/

LinkedinIn: www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal/

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