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CCNP Practice Question: An engineer retrieves telemetry data from a Cisco…

An engineer retrieves telemetry data from a Cisco IOS-XE device using RESTCONF and receives the following response:

```json

{

"ietf-interfaces:interfaces": {

"interface": [
      {
        "name": "GigabitEthernet1",
        "type": "iana-if-type:ethernetCsmacd",
        "enabled": true,
        "ipv4": {
          "address": [
            {
              "ip": "192.168.1.1",
              "netmask": "255.255.255.0"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    ]
  }
}

```

What is the correct way to access the IP address of the interface using Python?

Answer choices

Why each option matters

Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.

Correct answer & explanation

data['ietf-interfaces:interfaces']['interface'][0]['ipv4']['address'][0]['ip']

The JSON response is nested. To access the IP address, you need to navigate through the dictionary: data['ietf-interfaces:interfaces']['interface'][0]['ipv4']['address'][0]['ip']. This returns '192.168.1.1'.

Answer analysis

Option-by-option breakdown

For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.

  • data['ietf-interfaces:interfaces']['interface'][0]['ipv4']['address'][0]['ip']

    Why this is correct

    This correctly navigates the nested JSON structure.

  • data['interface'][0]['ipv4']['address']['ip']

    Why it's wrong here

    Missing the top-level key 'ietf-interfaces:interfaces'.

  • data['interfaces']['interface']['ipv4']['address']['ip']

    Why it's wrong here

    The key is 'ietf-interfaces:interfaces', not 'interfaces', and the interface list requires index.

  • data['ietf-interfaces:interfaces']['interface']['ipv4']['address'][0]['ip']

    Why it's wrong here

    Missing the list index for 'interface'; it should be [0].

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