Pro Python System Administration

Chapter 4. Integrating the IP Address Application with DHCP

In the previous chapter, we implemented a simple IP accounting application that allows users to keep track of their IP address estate. I described the full lifecycle of the application, from requirements gathering through the design phase and finally the implementation. The emphasis was on the importance of the requirements and design phases as these allow you as a developer to validate your implementation.

You may have noticed that, although we implemented most of the initial requirements, we did not get all of them! I deliberately left out a few, such as the search function, DNS resolution, and active check. I did that primarily to demonstrate how easy is to validate your implementation ...