Is Your Network Working? Guess No More with Python Testing Powered by pyATS

In Season 2, Talk 6 of NetDevOps Live! we are joined by Siming Yuan and Simon Hart for for a look at how pyATS and Genie can be used to ensure your network is working, whether you're new to automation or an old pro! Full details at http://bit.ly/2JIhzUv

Presenters:
Siming Yuan   / simingy  
Simon Hart   / netopdevguy  

Topics Covered - Time Links
- Introduction
- Agenda 1:40
- pyATS and Genie Recap 2:57
- Cisco Test Automation Ecosystem 6:06
- Why not some other tool? 8:06
- The Open Source Libraries 11:49
- The pyATS execution environment 12:30
- A look at the features and docs 14:06
- Demo Introduction 19:07
- Topology 20:04
- Working with Mock Devices 20:56
- Exploring the Testbed 22:21
- Using Genie CLI to Learn 25:03
- When disaster happens 29:14
- Using Genie Diff 30:44
- Using the Robot Framework 34:15
- The Robot Log 37:47
- Comparing profiles with Robot 39:16
- HTML Log 41:03
- Robot Documentation for Genie 42:28
- Working in Python 43:18
- Exploring the Genie Shell 45:15
- Learning Interfaces 47:25
- Finding differences 52:12
- Executing any command 55:38
- Parsing command output 56:22
- Even more advanced: Network Test Cases 57:24
- HTML Test Logs 1:00:57
- Summary 1:01:27
- Webinar Resources 1:02:33
- Code Exchange Challenge 1:03:26

Episode Description:
Do you get a cold sweat whenever your boss asks "Is there something wrong with the network?" Wouldn't it be great if you could know for sure if it was? As a NetDevOps Engineer writing network test cases will be an important skill, and thankfully Python offers great libraries and frameworks for designing robust test cases for just about anything, including the network.

This session will start with a look at generic test options like PyTest and UnitTest, and then dive into pyATS, the FREE Python test system designed specifically for the network.

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