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# Python for DevOps
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# Python for DevOps: 8-Week Learning Roadmap
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If you want to understand the importance of python for DevOps, please read the [detailed python for DevOps guide](https://devopscube.com/python-for-devops/).
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1.[learnpython.org](https://www.learnpython.org/)
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2.[Learn Python 3 from Scratch](https://www.educative.io/courses/learn-python-3-from-scratch?aff=KNLz)
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3.[Python for Beginners – Full Video Course](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWRfhZUzrAc)
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## 📌 Overview
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This roadmap is designed to help DevOps Engineers and Platform Engineers master Python for automation, cloud operations, infrastructure as code, and Kubernetes. The curriculum includes hands-on projects that mimic real-world DevOps tasks using industry tools like Docker, Terraform, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines.
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By the end of this roadmap, you'll:
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- Automate repetitive tasks with Python
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- Work with cloud APIs and infrastructure automation
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- Build Python-based DevOps tools and microservices
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- Deploy containerized apps with Docker and Kubernetes
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- Use AI-powered tools like LlamaIndex & GenAI for DevOps
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- Be fully prepared for Python-based DevOps interviews
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---
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## 🚀 **Week 1: Python Fundamentals for DevOps**
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### 🎯 **Goal:** Learn the basics of Python for scripting and automation.
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✅ Python syntax, variables, loops, functions, and error handling
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✅ Working with files (reading, writing, and parsing logs)
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✅ Interacting with OS processes (`subprocess`, `os` modules)
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✅ Installing and managing packages with `pip` and `venv`
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**🔨 Hands-on Project:**
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- Write a Python script to automate log parsing from `/var/log/` and extract useful insights.
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- Create a script that monitors CPU & memory usage using the `psutil` library.
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## 🛠 **Week 2: Automating DevOps Tasks with Python**
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### 🎯 **Goal:** Automate daily DevOps operations.
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✅ Working with APIs (`requests` library for REST APIs)
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✅ Automating SSH tasks (`paramiko` for remote execution)
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✅ Automating cloud operations with AWS/GCP SDKs (`boto3` and `google-cloud-sdk`)
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✅ Writing CLI tools with `argparse`
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**🔨 Hands-on Project:**
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- Build a Python script that automates AWS EC2 instance management (start, stop, terminate instances).
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- Create a CLI tool that checks the status of Kubernetes pods using `kubectl` and `subprocess`.
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## 🐳 **Week 3: Docker & Python for Containerized Applications**
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### 🎯 **Goal:** Learn to containerize Python applications for DevOps automation.
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✅ Writing Dockerfiles for Python apps
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✅ Running Python scripts inside containers
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✅ Docker Compose for multi-container apps
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✅ Working with Python SDK for Docker (`docker-py`)
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**🔨 Hands-on Project:**
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- Build a Python script to manage Docker containers (start, stop, restart, delete containers).
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- Create a Flask API that returns system metrics (CPU, RAM) and deploy it in a Docker container.
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## 🔧 **Week 4: Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Python**
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### 🎯 **Goal:** Automate infrastructure provisioning with Python.
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✅ Terraform automation with Python (`python-terraform`)
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✅ Working with Ansible and Python (`ansible-runner`)
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✅ Writing Python scripts to automate Kubernetes YAML generation
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✅ Using `Fabric` for remote automation
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**🔨 Hands-on Project:**
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- Write a Python script that provisions AWS infrastructure (VPC, EC2, S3) using Terraform.
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- Automate Ansible playbook execution using Python.
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## ☸️ **Week 5: Kubernetes Automation with Python**
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### 🎯 **Goal:** Automate Kubernetes operations using Python.
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✅ Working with Kubernetes Python SDK (`kubernetes` library)
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✅ Managing Kubernetes objects dynamically with Python
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✅ Writing Admission Webhooks in Python
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✅ Automating Helm deployments with Python
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**🔨 Hands-on Project:**
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- Write a Python script that dynamically creates and deletes Kubernetes namespaces.
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- Build a **Mutating Admission Webhook** to enforce security policies in a cluster.
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## 🔍 **Week 6: Python for Security & Monitoring in DevOps**
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### 🎯 **Goal:** Secure infrastructure and monitor logs with Python.
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✅ Parsing and analyzing logs (`loguru`, `logging`)
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✅ Security automation (checking misconfigurations with `PyInfra`)
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✅ Python for **SIEM (Security Information & Event Management)**
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✅ Automating RBAC checks for Kubernetes
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**🔨 Hands-on Project:**
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- Build a tool that checks Kubernetes RBAC permissions and finds over-privileged service accounts.
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- Automate security scanning of container images using Trivy and Python.
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## 🤖 **Week 7: GenAI & LlamaIndex for DevOps**
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### 🎯 **Goal:** Use **AI for DevOps** workflows with Python.
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✅ Introduction to **LlamaIndex & GenAI for DevOps**
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✅ Automating incident response with AI-driven bots
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✅ Generating YAML/JSON configurations using AI
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✅ AI-powered log analysis using `LangChain` & `OpenAI API`
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**🔨 Hands-on Project:**
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- Build an AI-powered chatbot that suggests **Kubernetes troubleshooting steps**.
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- Develop an **AI-based log anomaly detection system** that detects security threats.
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## 🤖 **Week 8: Agentic AI & Final Capstone Projects**
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