netsim-tools Renamed to netlab
TL&DR: we renamed netsim-tools to netlab as the project evolved from a bag of tools into a full-blown intent-based lab-as-code system (how’s that for a Bullshit Bingo winner?).
There is no change to the functionality, user interface (CLI commands), or documentation. Upgrading the existing Python package should install the new one.
Now for more details:
- The bulk of the change was renaming the Python package to networklab1 and fixing documentation (replacing all netsim-tools references with netlab). We also bumped the version to 1.3 (release notes)
- GitHub repositories have been renamed: ipspace/netsim-tools to ipspace/netlab and ipspace/netsim-examples to ipspace/netlab-examples. GitHub creates automatic redirects – git remotes and forks still work – but it might be a good idea to update your remote repositories with
git remote set-url
. @Loren: thanks a million for the tip! - The Python modules have not been renamed
- The readthedocs documentation URL has not changed yet. We might change it sometime in the future.
- netlab-related blog posts were updated to use the new project name and repository URL. The blog post URLs will not change.
What’s the impact:
- If you haven’t used netlab before: none. Follow the updated installation guide.
- A happy user? Remove netsim-tools package with
pip3 uninstall netsim-tools
and install networklab package withpip3 install networklab
(or whatever else you’re doing to manage your Python packages). - You can also upgrade the netsim-tools package with
pip3 install --upgrade netsim-tools
. That command will remove the old netsim-tools package, replace it with an empty stub, and install the networklab package (now a dependency of netsim-tools).
Revision History
- 2022-08-28
- Renamed GitHub repositories based on feedback by Loren.
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… because someone squatted on netlab package a few days before I planned to make the change. Bummer. ↩︎
Fwiw, github will redirect the old repo name to the new. Clones/forks pointing to the old name will continue to work.
Thanks a million, I renamed them.