Rick Donato

Python Tip: Use pathlib to work with paths. Here is an example 👇 from pathlib import Path path = Path('/home/user/file.txt') print(path.parent) # /home/user print(path.stem) # file print(path.suffix) # .txt

Python Tip: To count the number of occurrences within a Python dictionary, use Counter from the collections module. Heres an example 👇 from collections import Counter devices_vendors = { 'device001': 'Cisco', 'device002': 'Juniper', 'device003': 'Cisco', 'device004': 'Arista&

Today I want to share with you 3 of my favourite commands when using Pytest. But first of all... Whats Pytest? For those of you who are new to Pytest (checkout new instructor-led course here): Pytest is a flexible, mature and feature-rich framework for testing Python code. Pytest has been

I have to admit, after adding the final test for checking the Nornir course code repo, it felt good. 56 tests in total. Job done! Well, kind of. After performing a final run and feeling smug that I was getting a screen of green passes, it raised the next question:

In this post, I'm going to show you how to dynamically generate tests within Pytest using, in my opinion, one of its best features - parametrization. But first of all ... What is Pytest? Pytest is a flexible open-source framework for testing Python code. Its key strength lies in

Today, we will look at a new tool to hit the market named Slurp'it. Which defines itself as: a powerful and easy-to-use network discovery solution ... That sounds great, right? But what exactly does this mean? We will look at some of Slurp'it's features, the

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Have you ever found yourself patiently waiting as Pip installs the various Python packages needed for your latest project? Well, the good folks at Astral aim to solve this common frustration with their new tool: uv! What is Uv? uv is a fast (10-100 times faster) high-speed package installer and