Viewing entries tagged with 'Python'
Using Python to be the Man in the Middle
Posted by Motoma
I've started working on a private project which is on par with the type of programming I like to do. The basic premise is that the program acts as a man in the middle, routing traffic between client and server, occasionally altering or injecting data into the stream each way.
Using Python to Leech Files from an FTP Server
Posted by Motoma
My friend Jeff from { ParsedContent } and I were discussing the techniques one could use to surreptitiously download files from an FTP server using Python. Jeff has made a posting on Dream.In.Code looking for some quick guidance, and I jumped at the chance to flex my programming muscles.
PyLoris: A Python implementation of Slowloris
Posted by Motoma
I came across a wonderful idea on Hack a Day recently: a Denial of Service attack that overwhelms only the service under attack. After reading through RSnake's two writeups, I decided to take a swing at the code. Thus PyLoris was born.
A Simple Extension to the Python CSV Object
Posted by Motoma
One of the side effects of working with database driven software is that you eventually find yourself needing to pull in large amounts of information from old and terrible systems. When talking to your counterparts on the other side of the line (the inter-company line, that is), you will invariably be told that you will only receive your data in one of a few straight forward formats. What follows is a small extension to Python's CSV object which streamlines the process of coding these data transformations.
Daemonizing a Python Script
Posted by Motoma
As my knowledge of Python continues to grow, I find myself using it more in my own systems. This is one of my more useful snippets of code; it allows a Python script to continue running as a daemon even if you log out or your session gets disconnected. A nice side effect of this is that the process is immediately run in the background, returning the user to a command prompt instantly.
Thinking Outside the Box with Python
Posted by Motoma
I recently came across this job posting in the The Scripts Developer Network forums. It has an interesting brain teaser as a requirement for applying. The brain teaser was stated as: "What is the exponent of the largest power of two whose base seven representation doesn't contain three zeros in a row?" The only stipulation was that the applicant use Python to solve the problem.