Eric Chou was a guest on Priority Queue episode 135 on the Packet Pushers network where he talked about his new book Mastering Python Networking. I ordered it from Amazon and it arrived yesterday. Chou has managed networks for Microsoft and Amazon and it a big proponent of automation.
I'm a few chapters in and enjoying it immensely thus far. The book starts with a refresher on networking basics; TCP/IP suite and the basics of the Python Language. Chapter 2 was all about low level network device interactions. Chapter 3 is focusing on APIs and intent-driven networking.
My favorite thing in the book so far is the following quote:
“Bad automation allows you to poke yourself in the eye a lot faster.”