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What is Schema Validation?

In this post, we will answer the question, "What is Schema Validation?". But before we do, let's set the stage by discussing a fundamental aspect of network automation:

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Black vs Ruff - What's the difference?

For a good few years, Black has been the defacto Python formatter. With the recent release of a new tool called Ruff, which describes itself as: An extremely fast Python

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Automating NetBox with Ansible: How to Create Devices with Primary IPs

NetBox is a hugely popular open-source IP address management (IPAM) and data centre infrastructure management (DCIM) tool. NetBox provides a range of automation features, one of which is the ability

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Python vs Go for Network Automation

So, here's the deal. We're not here to throw stones at either Python or Go. Both of these languages are tremendous in their own right, especially when we talk about

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Mastering NetBox User Access with Permission Constraints

During one of our NetBox training sessions, one of our students asked: Can I restrict a user within NetBox to only see devices for a given site? The short answer

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Scrapli and Legacy Devices - no matching key exchange method found

A question that I find is asked a lot in the community is: How do I use Scrapli with legacy devices? For example, devices (such as IOS-XE) that use the

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Simplify JSON Parsing with JSONata

What is JSONata? JSONata is a lightweight query and transformation language for JSON; it provides: Parsing: Easily pull the data from your payloads with minimal syntax. Built-in functions: Manipulate your

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Ansible Lightspeed

One of the big announcements from Redhat recently is the tech preview of Ansible Lightspeed, a new AI service around easing the process of creating your Ansible code. What is

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Enhance Your Network Automation: 15 Essential VSCode Extensions

VSCode has become the de facto code editor of choice. One of VSCodes biggest features is its marketplace for extensions. Today we will share 15 essential VSCode extensions to help

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