# Introduction to Python

**URL:** https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-python/11258
**Category:** Lessons Discussion
**Created:** [May 20, 2020, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-python/11258 "2020-05-20T12:56:26Z")
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### Author: ![lagapidis](https://cdn-forum.networklessons.com/user_avatar/forum.networklessons.com/lagapidis/32/4949_2.png) [@lagapidis](https://forum.networklessons.com/u/lagapidis)
#### Post date: [September 30, 2020, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/introduction-to-python/11258/14 "2020-09-30T06:52:52Z")

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Hello Ugo

It’s great to see that you want to jump right in and start configuring network devices using Python. First of all, it’s a good idea to become very familiar with Python before beginning to apply it to network devices. Having said that, I believe that the following post and subsequent thread will be very helpful in putting you on the right track. Take a look and if you have any more questions, feel free to ask…

> [@Python SSH](https://forum.networklessons.com/t/python-ssh/10725/18):
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> Hi Azm, Let’s see if I can help you out. First of all, I understand the confusion…I ran into the same issues when I learned Python for the first time. I would advise becoming very familiar with “basic” python scripts first. It’s so much easier when you only have to deal with your own code instead of third party libraries. Try [creating a module](https://networklessons.com/python/python-modules#Create_and_Import_Module) on your own first that you import, that might help to understand things. Having said that, let’s take a look. With these import lines, we import the…

I hope this has been helpful!

Laz

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