Mastering Python Scripting for System Administrators

The objective of Mastering Python Scripting for System Administrators 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.(Limited-time offer)

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

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