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This book Mastering Python Scripting for System Administrators by Ganesh Sanjiv Naik (January,2019) will help to Leverage the features and libraries of Python to administrate your environment efficiently.

By the end of this book, you will be able to use the latest features of Python and be able to build powerful tools that will solve challenging, real-world tasks

What You Will Learn

1. Understand how to install Python and debug Python scripts
2. Understand and write scripts for automating testing and routine administrative activities
3. Understand how to write scripts for text processing, encryption, decryption, and archiving
4. Handle files, such as pdf, excel, csv, and txt files, and generate reports
5. Write scripts for remote network administration, including handling emails
6. Build interactive tools using a graphical user interface
7. Handle Apache log files, SOAP and REST APIs communication
8. Automate database administration and perform statistical analysis.

Author Bio

Ganesh Sanjiv Naik
Ganesh Sanjiv Naik is an author, consultant, and corporate trainer in the fields of AI, data science, machine learning, the Internet of Things (IoT), and embedded Linux in relation to product development. He has more than 20 years of professional experience in information technology. Ganesh has a passion and a deep desire for teaching. He has trained 2,000+ engineers in Linux and Android product development.

He has worked as a corporate trainer for the ISRO, Intel, GE, Samsung, Motorola, Penang Skill Development Center (Malaysia), and various companies in Singapore, Malaysia, and India. He has started a company called Levana Technologies, which works in AI, machine learning, and data science, providing training, projects, and consultancy activities.