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CiscoConfParse TutorialΒΆ

This is a brief tutorial which will cover the features that most CiscoConfParse users care about. We make a couple of assumptions throughout this tutorial...

  • You already know a scripting language like Python or Perl
  • You (naturally) have a basic understanding of Cisco IOS

Contents:

  • CiscoConfParse Fundamentals
    • IOS Parent-child relationships
    • IOSCfgLine objects
      • Example: Retrieving text from an IOSCfgLine object
    • Baseline configuration for these examples
    • Example Usage: Finding interface names that match a substring
    • Example Usage: Finding parents with a specific child
      • Method 1: for-loop to iterate over objects and search children
      • Method 2: list-comprehension to iterate over objects and search children
      • Method 3: find_objects_w_child()
    • Example Usage: Finding parents without a specific child
  • Example Usage: A Contrived Configuration Audit
  • Example Usage: Build configuration diffs
    • Baseline Configuration
    • Diff Script

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