🐍 Python for DevOps — Real-World Automation Projects

Welcome to Python for DevOps, a curated collection of hands-on automation projects built using Python, Boto3, Docker, and various DevOps tools.
Each project focuses on solving real-world infrastructure, automation, and cloud challenges using Python scripts.

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💡 Why This Repository

As a DevOps Engineer, mastering Python helps you:

• Automate repetitive tasks across AWS, Kubernetes, Jenkins, and more
• Build infrastructure-as-code utilities
• Write CI/CD helpers, monitoring scripts, and custom integrations

This repo documents my journey of using Python to power DevOps workflows, with clean, modular, and production-ready code.

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🧩 Project Structure

python-for-devops/
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├── automate-ec2-s3-and-lambda/       # 🚀 Automate EC2, S3, Lambda with Boto3
│   ├── ec2_manager.py
│   ├── s3_manager.py
│   ├── lambda_manager.py
│   ├── main.py
│   └── README.md
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├── upcoming-projects/            # Placeholder for new Python-for-DevOps ideas
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└── README.md                     # You're here :)

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📘 Completed Projects

🟢 1. Automate AWS Resource Provisioning (EC2, S3, Lambda)

A Python CLI tool that uses Boto3 to automate AWS operations like:

• Launching & terminating EC2 instances
• Creating & managing S3 buckets
• Deploying & deleting Lambda functions
  🔹 Tech Stack: Python, Boto3, AWS SDK, IAM
  🔹 Concepts Covered: Infrastructure Automation, IAM Roles, Lambda Deployment

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🚧 Upcoming Projects

These projects will be added gradually as part of this learning series:

Project	Description	Status
Jenkins Pipeline Trigger	Python script to trigger Jenkins builds via REST API	🔜 Planned
Docker Image Cleanup Utility	Automate cleanup of old Docker images and containers	🔜 Planned
Kubernetes Resource Monitor	Use Python client to list and monitor cluster resources	🔜 Planned
AWS Cloud Cost Optimization Script	Analyze EC2 & S3 usage and recommend cost-saving measures	🔜 Planned
Terraform Automation Helper	Python wrapper for automating Terraform commands	🔜 Planned

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🧠 Skills Demonstrated

• Python Scripting for DevOps
• AWS Automation with Boto3
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Cloud Operations
• CI/CD Integration Concepts

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⚙️ Prerequisites

Before running any project:

1. Install Python 3.8+

2. Install required dependencies:

   pip install boto3 botocore
   

3. Configure your AWS credentials:

   aws configure
   

4. Clone the repo:

   git clone https://github.com/Pravesh-Sudha/python-for-devops.git
   cd python-for-devops
   

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💻 Run Example Project

To run the AWS automation CLI:

cd automate-ec2-s3-and-lambda
python main.py s3 create <bucket-name>

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✨ Learning Goals

Through these projects, I aim to:

• Strengthen Python automation for DevOps
• Build a portfolio of practical DevOps utilities
• Help other DevOps beginners learn Python through examples
• Integrate these automations with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, and Kubernetes

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📚 Tech Stack

Category	Tools / Libraries
Language	Python
Cloud SDK	Boto3
Version Control	Git, GitHub
DevOps Tools	AWS, Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes
Infrastructure	EC2, S3, Lambda, IAM
Future Additions	Terraform, ArgoCD, EKS

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🧑‍💻 Author

Pravesh Sudha DevOps Engineer | AWS Community Builder | Open Source Contributor

• 🌐 Website
• 📝 Blog
• 🐦 Twitter/x
• 💼 LinkedIn

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🪄 Contributing

This is a personal learning repository, but contributions are always welcome. If you’d like to:

• Suggest a new automation idea
• Improve documentation or structure
• Share your own Python-for-DevOps script

Feel free to open an issue or pull request.

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🏁 License

This repository is licensed under the MIT License — free to use, modify, and share.