Mastering Python Scripting for System Administrators
Write scripts and automate them for real-world administration tasks using Python
Published on 30. January 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
318 pages
978-1-78913-322-6 (ISBN)
Description
Leverage the features and libraries of Python to administrate your environment efficiently.
Key Features
Learn how to solve problems of system administrators and automate routine activities
Learn to handle regular expressions, network administration
Building GUI, web-scraping and database administration including data analytics
Book DescriptionPython has evolved over time and extended its features in relation to every possible IT operation. Python is simple to learn, yet has powerful libraries that can be used to build powerful Python scripts for solving real-world problems and automating administrators' routine activities. The objective of this book is to walk through a series of projects that will teach readers Python scripting with each project.
This book will initially cover Python installation and quickly revise basic to advanced programming fundamentals. The book will then focus on the development process as a whole, from setup to planning to building different tools. It will include IT administrators' routine activities (text processing, regular expressions, file archiving, and encryption), network administration (socket programming, email handling, the remote controlling of devices using telnet/ssh, and protocols such as SNMP/DHCP), building graphical user interface, working with websites (Apache log file processing, SOAP and REST APIs communication, and web scraping), and database administration (MySQL and similar database data administration, data analytics, and reporting).
By the end of this book, you will be able to use the latest features of Python and be able to build powerful tools that will solve challenging, real-world tasksWhat you will learn
Understand how to install Python and debug Python scripts
Understand and write scripts for automating testing and routine administrative activities
Understand how to write scripts for text processing, encryption, decryption, and archiving
Handle files, such as pdf, excel, csv, and txt files, and generate reports
Write scripts for remote network administration, including handling emails
Build interactive tools using a graphical user interface
Handle Apache log files, SOAP and REST APIs communication
Automate database administration and perform statistical analysis
Who this book is forThis book would be ideal for users with some basic understanding of Python programming and who are interested in scaling their programming skills to command line scripting and system administration.
Prior knowledge of Python would be necessary.
Key Features
Learn how to solve problems of system administrators and automate routine activities
Learn to handle regular expressions, network administration
Building GUI, web-scraping and database administration including data analytics
Book DescriptionPython has evolved over time and extended its features in relation to every possible IT operation. Python is simple to learn, yet has powerful libraries that can be used to build powerful Python scripts for solving real-world problems and automating administrators' routine activities. The objective of this book is to walk through a series of projects that will teach readers Python scripting with each project.
This book will initially cover Python installation and quickly revise basic to advanced programming fundamentals. The book will then focus on the development process as a whole, from setup to planning to building different tools. It will include IT administrators' routine activities (text processing, regular expressions, file archiving, and encryption), network administration (socket programming, email handling, the remote controlling of devices using telnet/ssh, and protocols such as SNMP/DHCP), building graphical user interface, working with websites (Apache log file processing, SOAP and REST APIs communication, and web scraping), and database administration (MySQL and similar database data administration, data analytics, and reporting).
By the end of this book, you will be able to use the latest features of Python and be able to build powerful tools that will solve challenging, real-world tasksWhat you will learn
Understand how to install Python and debug Python scripts
Understand and write scripts for automating testing and routine administrative activities
Understand how to write scripts for text processing, encryption, decryption, and archiving
Handle files, such as pdf, excel, csv, and txt files, and generate reports
Write scripts for remote network administration, including handling emails
Build interactive tools using a graphical user interface
Handle Apache log files, SOAP and REST APIs communication
Automate database administration and perform statistical analysis
Who this book is forThis book would be ideal for users with some basic understanding of Python programming and who are interested in scaling their programming skills to command line scripting and system administration.
Prior knowledge of Python would be necessary.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
597 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78913-322-6 (9781789133226)
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Mastering Python Scripting for System Administrators
Write scripts and automate them for real-world administration tasks using Python
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Ganesh Sanjiv Naik is an author, consultant, and corporate trainer for embedded
Android, embedded Linux, and Internet of Things related product development.
He completed his computer engineering in 1988. Since then, he has worked in this
industry. He has worked on projects including micro-controller based projects to
advanced Embedded Android projects. He has more than 20 years of professional
experience and project accomplishment in information technology.
Ganesh has a passion and deep desire for teaching. He has trained 1,000 engineers
in Linux and Android product development. He has developed a lot of training
material as well as curriculum for various universities and training institutes.
He has an interest in spiritual study and practices such as meditation. He is a certified
yoga teacher. His hobbies include yoga and martial arts.
He has worked as a corporate trainer for Indian Space Research Organization,
Intel, GE, Samsung, Motorola, Penang Skill Development Center (Malaysia),
various companies in Singapore as well as various other corporates in India and
other countries. He has started a company called Levana Technologies, which
works with the Penang Skill Development Center (Malaysia) for consulting and
training activities. If you would like to send feedback, suggestions, or corrections
in the book, he can be contacted at https://in.linkedin.com/in/naikganesh.
This book is his real-life experience....
He has worked as a consultant and corporate trainer in the following skills:
* Internet of Things
* Embedded Android, Android internals, and device driver development
* USB and PCI device driver development in Linux
* Embedded Linux and device driver development
* Unix Shell scripting with sed and awk
* Embedded C++ and C programming
* Operating systems, software engineering, and networking
* Problem solving-analysis, reasoning, and solution techniques for
software engineers
Android, embedded Linux, and Internet of Things related product development.
He completed his computer engineering in 1988. Since then, he has worked in this
industry. He has worked on projects including micro-controller based projects to
advanced Embedded Android projects. He has more than 20 years of professional
experience and project accomplishment in information technology.
Ganesh has a passion and deep desire for teaching. He has trained 1,000 engineers
in Linux and Android product development. He has developed a lot of training
material as well as curriculum for various universities and training institutes.
He has an interest in spiritual study and practices such as meditation. He is a certified
yoga teacher. His hobbies include yoga and martial arts.
He has worked as a corporate trainer for Indian Space Research Organization,
Intel, GE, Samsung, Motorola, Penang Skill Development Center (Malaysia),
various companies in Singapore as well as various other corporates in India and
other countries. He has started a company called Levana Technologies, which
works with the Penang Skill Development Center (Malaysia) for consulting and
training activities. If you would like to send feedback, suggestions, or corrections
in the book, he can be contacted at https://in.linkedin.com/in/naikganesh.
This book is his real-life experience....
He has worked as a consultant and corporate trainer in the following skills:
* Internet of Things
* Embedded Android, Android internals, and device driver development
* USB and PCI device driver development in Linux
* Embedded Linux and device driver development
* Unix Shell scripting with sed and awk
* Embedded C++ and C programming
* Operating systems, software engineering, and networking
* Problem solving-analysis, reasoning, and solution techniques for
software engineers
Content
Table of Contents
Python Scripting Overview
Debugging and Profiling Python Scripts
Unit Testing - Introduction to the Unit Testing Framework
Automating Regular Administrative Activities
Handling Files, Directories, and Data
File Archiving, Encrypting, and Decrypting
Text Processing and Regular Expressions
Documentation and Reporting
Working with Various Files
Basic Networking - Socket Programming
Handling Emails Using Python Scripting
Remote Monitoring of Hosts Over Telnet and SSH
Building Graphical User Interfaces
Working with Apache and Other Log Files
SOAP and REST API Communication
Web Scraping - Extracting Useful Data from Websites
Statistics Gathering and Reporting
MySQL and SQLite Database Administrations
Assessments
Python Scripting Overview
Debugging and Profiling Python Scripts
Unit Testing - Introduction to the Unit Testing Framework
Automating Regular Administrative Activities
Handling Files, Directories, and Data
File Archiving, Encrypting, and Decrypting
Text Processing and Regular Expressions
Documentation and Reporting
Working with Various Files
Basic Networking - Socket Programming
Handling Emails Using Python Scripting
Remote Monitoring of Hosts Over Telnet and SSH
Building Graphical User Interfaces
Working with Apache and Other Log Files
SOAP and REST API Communication
Web Scraping - Extracting Useful Data from Websites
Statistics Gathering and Reporting
MySQL and SQLite Database Administrations
Assessments