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Cisco's pyATS is a all "batteries included" framework for testing your network. Here's a #pyATS TL;DR on what you need to know and its key features ...
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pyATS is a testing framework. It gives you:
β˜‘οΈ Unicon connection drivers (think Netmiko)
β˜‘οΈ Genie parsers (raw output to structured) (think TextFSM or TTP)
β˜‘οΈ AETest/Easypy - Test reporting and execution (think Pytest)
β˜‘οΈ Tons of other useful libraries
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**Genie** pyATS provides:
⭐️Genie Parse - Convert a single command into structured text
⭐️Genie Learn - Learn about a device feature aka run group of commands. Parse all output and create 1 single (mega) structured response
⭐️Genie Diff - Diff genie objects/JSON files.
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Q. How do you run pyATS?
A. Python or the pyATS CLI.
Here's an example, using Python + Genie Parse ...
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Here are 2 other cool features/libs of the Cisco pyATS framework:
πŸ”₯ Dq (Dictionary query) - Lib for easing the parsing of nested dictionaries pubhub.devnetcloud.com/media/genie-do…
πŸ”₯ Mock Devices - Create mock devices you can SSH into using real network data. pubhub.devnetcloud.com/media/unicon/d…
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That's all from me. Hope you`ve found this #pyATS thread useful. #networkautomation @packetcoders

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If you are looking to #automate your #network here are a few tools you should check out (and why!) ...
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πŸ”₯ SuzieQ (Network Observability/Testing) - Great for NetOps due to its CLI, and also provides the ability to see your network at a previous point in time. #networkautomation suzieq.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡
πŸ”₯ Batfish (Network Analysis/Pre-Testing) - Validate your network before deploying. Great for performing offline impact analysis (via snapshot forking + differential reachability). #networkautomation batfish.org
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