# Python Automation Script Ideas for Network Engineers

DevFeed: [Python Automation Script Ideas for Network Engineers](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/python-scripts-every-network-engineer-should-know-40165.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.j2sw.com/netops/python-scripts-every-network-engineer-should-know/>)

Author: j2sw

Published: 2026-07-20T20:33:48Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Justin Wilson (j2sw)](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/justin-wilson-j2sw.md>)

Topics: [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>), [Automation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/automation.md>), [BGP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bgp.md>)

Tags: [automation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/automation.md>), [devops](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/devops.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [network-operations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network-operations.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [scripts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scripts.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial presents Python automation script ideas for network engineers. It covers running commands across devices, scanning configurations, generating inventory reports, monitoring optical power, and verifying BGP sessions.

## Source excerpt

Python has become one of the most valuable tools in a network engineer's toolbox. You do not need to write thousands of lines of code or become a software developer to get value from it. If you are kind of old school like me, anything other than bash scripting might be new. In this article, ... Read more The post Python Scripts Every Network Engineer Should Know appeared first on Justin Wilson (j2sw).