Mastering Python Scripting for System Administrators

Table of Contents

1. Python Scripting Overview
2. Debugging and Profiling Python Scripts
3. Unit Testing - Introduction to the Unit Testing Framework
4. Automating Regular Administrative Activities
5. Handling Files, Directories, and Data
6. File Archiving, Encrypting, and Decrypting
7. Text Processing and Regular Expressions
8. Documentation and Reporting
9. Working with Various Files
10. Basic Networking - Socket Programming
11. Handling Emails Using Python Scripting
12. Remote Monitoring of Hosts Over Telnet and SSH
13. Building Graphical User Interfaces
14. Working with Apache and Other Log Files
15. SOAP and REST API Communication
16. Web Scraping - Extracting Useful Data from Websites
17. Statistics Gathering and Reporting
18. MySQL and SQLite Database Administrations
19. Assessments