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Kubernetes Automation with Python

Master Kubernetes automation using the Python client library to programmatically manage pods, deployments, and services with production-ready self-service tools.

90 minutes
Platform Engineering
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Lab Overview

🛠 Lab from the Platform Engineering Bootcamp. Used in Week 14. Bootcamp landing page: https://academy.tekanaid.com/bootcamps/platform-engineering-bootcamp Parent course(s):

  • Week 14: Python for Platform Engineering: Part 1 (slug: python-platform-engineering-part-1)

🟡 Beta bootcamp lab. Hands-on instructions, check scripts, and solve scripts are in place. Lab is part of the running TaskFlow project that grows across all 21 weeks of the bootcamp.

Master Kubernetes automation using the Python client library. Learn to programmatically manage pods, deployments, services, and complete application workflows. Build production-ready self-service automation tools for platform engineering.

What You'll Learn

Master the Kubernetes Python client library for cluster automation

Automate pod and deployment lifecycle management programmatically

Implement service and ingress resource automation with Python

Build self-service deployment tools for developer productivity

Handle Kubernetes API errors and implement robust error handling

Use Jinja2 templates for dynamic Kubernetes manifest generation

Create production-ready automation scripts for platform engineering

Prerequisites

Week 13 Lab 1: Python Programming for Automation completed

Week 8-12: Kubernetes fundamentals (pods, deployments, services, ingress)

Understanding of Kubernetes YAML manifests and resource types

Basic knowledge of Python functions and modules

Technologies Covered

kubernetespythonautomationplatform-engineeringdevopsk8s-clientself-serviceci-cd

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