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Python Network Programming
book

Python Network Programming

by Abhishek Ratan, Eric Chou, Pradeeban Kathiravelu, Dr. M. O. Faruque Sarker
January 2019
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
776 pages
19h 58m
English
Packt Publishing
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Pexpect overview

For our first lab, we will construct a simple network with two IOSv devices connected back to back: 

Lab topology

The devices will each have a loopback address in the 192.16.0.x/24 range and the management IP will be in the 172.16.1.x/24 range. The VIRL topology file is included in the accommodated book downloadable files. You can import the topology to your own VIRL software. If you do not have VIRL, you can also view the necessary information by opening the topology file with a text editor. The file is simply an XML file with each node's information under the node element: 

Lab node information

With the devices ready, ...

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