Cisco pyATS Network Test and Automation Solution: Data-driven and reusable testing for modern networks

Introduction

This book was written to explore the powerful capabilities of automated network testing with the Cisco pyATS framework. Network testing and validation is a low-risk, yet powerful domain in the network automation space. This book is organized to address the multiple features of pyATS and the pyATS library (Genie). Readers will learn why network testing and validation are important, how pyATS can be leveraged to run tests against network devices, and how to integrate pyATS into larger workflows using CI/CD pipelines and artificial intelligence (AI).

Goals and Objectives

This book touches on many aspects of network automation, including device configuration, data parsing, APIs, parallel programming, artificial intelligence, and, of ...