This lesson is part of the Network Configuration with Scrapli Course.
In this lesson, we will cover:
- What is parsing?
- Scrapli parsing library support.
What is Parsing?
Parsing is the technique of taking a raw block of data and converting it into structured data, typically via parsing templates, to make it easier to programmatically work with our data. Here is a visualisation:
![](https://www.packetcoders.io/content/images/2021/07/parsing-visual-1.png)