I’m currently working on a website project for the Finxter ecosystem, where I’m given a folder with subfolders (and subfolders within) that contain image files. Example folder structure: folder — subfolder1 —- image1.jpg —- image2.jpg —- image3.jpg — subfolder2 —-image1.jpg —-image2.jpg Across the subfolders, the files may have the same name, which causes an issue … Read more
Lazy as I am, I name all temporary code files code.py when I try something in Python. Today, once again, I needed to find one of my code.py files because of a code snippet I was interested in. Being a Python enthusiast, I wondered: 👉 How can I find all files that match a certain … Read more
To list directories in Python, import the os module and call the os.listdir() function on a specific directory. 💡 Info: The os module provides a way to interact with the operating system. It is part of the standard library within Python 3. You can use the os.path() module to check if each item in the … Read more
In this blog post, I’ll show you how recreated a Python library hijacking vulnerability on my home network. The Wonderland box on TryHackMe was the inspiration for exploring this kind of vulnerability. In my previous Wonderland walkthrough blog post, I highlighted an example of exploiting the ‘random’ module to switch users without knowing their password. … Read more
This article shows you how to execute Python commands in the Shell. ℹ️ The Shell is known as a command-line interface because it interacts with the Operating System. In Windows, it is referred to as the Command Prompt. In Linux, the Terminal. Let’s start learning how to use the Shell! Access the Shell This section … Read more
The termios module is a Python built-in module on Unix-like systems such as Linux, Ubuntu, and macOS. See this part of the documentation that shows how it’s only focused on Unix systems: How to Fix any Error: No Module Named ‘termios’? Because termios is part of the Python standard library on Unix operating systems, you … Read more
Problem Formulation and Solution Overview This article will show you how to create and execute a batch file in Python. ℹ️ Info: A batch or .bat file is a file that contains commands to be executed in the order specified. This file type can organize and automate tasks that need to be run regularly without … Read more
Problem Formulation and Solution Overview This article will show you how to extract a zip file in Python. A ZIP file is an archive file format that compresses one or more files into one primary location. This file type is known to quickly and easily transfer large amounts of data. Let’s say you have been … Read more
Python gets updated roughly once per year with a major update and security fixes. So, Python’s update cycle is 12 months. The end-of-life, i.e., the period during which one Python version is supported, is normally set to 5 years. The following graphic shows a great screenshot of supported and unsupported Python versions at the time … Read more
Problem Formulation and Solution Overview This article will show you how to save a flat-text file to another folder in Python. At some point, you may need to write the contents of a flat-text file from one location to another. This can be done in various ways, as shown below in our examples. For this … Read more
To check your Python version in Google’s Colab, type !python ‐‐version using the exclamation mark ! operator in your Jupyter Notebook cell and click on the “Run” icon. After a couple of seconds an output like Python 3.9 will appear, depending on the version you’ve installed. In Jupyter notebooks, the exclamation mark ! executes commands … Read more
Problem Formulation and Solution Overview When a new file or folder is created, it comes with its own set of default permissions. From time to time, you will need to adjust these permissions. To follow this article, download the finxter.csv file and move this file to the current working directory. What are File Permissions? File … Read more