ok, clickbaity kind of title there. I'm trying to find some real world examples of how python scripting or ansible or any of these automation platforms really help network engineers beside mass config updates, backups, or code upgrades. I've yet to see something where logic is being used and the applied to a network to better optimize it.
I've seen tools like Cisco Prime or Cacti that do a better job at overall network health. I've been working on a script that looks at a Cisco switch and gets it's CDP neighbors and then updates the interface description with the neighbor host name and its connecting port id. Its nice an all but it's really just a cosmetic thing.
I tried to search for books or classes geared towards network automation but everything that I find is either "getting started" or having to deal managing linux servers. I've read through automate the boring stuff (thats my so far education on python) but I'm looking for more.
Please help.
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