How to add IP address to MikroTik router using Python & routeros_api

This implements a add if not exists function for adding an IP address to a MikroTik router using the routeros_api Python library.

def add_ip_address(api, network):
    """
    Add an IP address to the bridge interface.
    
    :param api: The RouterOS API object.
    :param network: The network address to add (e.g., '10.1.2.3/24').
    """
    # Add an IP address to the bridge interface
    print(f"Adding IP address {network} to bridge interface")
    try:
        api.get_resource('/ip/address').add(address=network, interface='bridge')
    except routeros_api.exceptions.RouterOsApiCommunicationError as e:
        if "already have such address" in str(e):
            print("IP address already exists")
        else:
            raise e