🐍 Python Network Automation Toolkit

📌 Overview

This repository contains a collection of Python scripts designed to automate daily network operations for Cisco IOS devices. As a Network Engineer, I developed these tools to reduce manual configuration errors and improve efficiency using Netmiko and Paramiko.

---

🚀 Features

Script Name	Functionality
config_backup.py	Connects to multiple routers via SSH and saves the running-config to a local directory with a timestamp.
vlan_deploy.py	Automates the creation of VLANs and naming conventions across multiple Access Switches using a CSV inventory file.
ping_sweep.py	Checks the reachability of devices in a subnet and generates a status report (Up/Down).
push_commands.py	Pushes a set of configuration commands (e.g., ACLs, SNMP, NTP) to a list of devices.

---

🛠️ Prerequisites

Before running these scripts, ensure you have the following installed:

• Python 3.8+
• Pip packages:

  pip install netmiko paramiko pandas

• Network connectivity to the devices (SSH enabled).

---

📂 Project Structure

├── backups/               # Folder where configs are saved
├── inventory/
│   └── device_list.csv    # IP, Username, Password, Device Type
├── scripts/
│   ├── config_backup.py
│   ├── vlan_deploy.py
│   └── ping_sweep.py
├── README.md
└── requirements.txt