The Python xlrd library reads data and formatting information from Excel files in the historical .xls format. Note that it won’t read anything other than .xls files. The Python xlrd library is among the top 100 Python libraries, with more than 17,375,582 downloads. This article will show you everything you need to install this in … Read more
I am running AutoGPT on an EC2 instance and encountered the following problem: ⚔️ Challenge: How to pull a file (e.g., an Image) from the EC2 instance to my local machine (Windows, Mac, Linux)? In this quick article, I share my findings! If you’re short on time, you can use these commands to exchange files … Read more
I am currently running AutoGPT, a Python script, on an EC2 server via ssh. When my terminal closes the SSH session, I wondered: Does the Python terminate as well or does it run in the background? Here’s the short answer: When the SSH server closes the session, the active Python script running in the terminal … Read more
Problem Formulation I just tried to run AutoGPT on an EC2 instance using SSH from my local Windows machine. But here’s the annoying part: the connection always closes and AutoGPT can only work in small ~10 minute increments. When I return to my machine, I need to SSH into my instance and restart the program. … Read more
I just used Yum to install Git on my Linux AWS EC2 instance using the following commands: 👼 Error But when running these commands in my shell, I got the error messages ModuleNotFoundError: No module named ‘dnf’: 😡 [ec2-user@ip-172-31-19-40 ~]$ sudo yum update -y Traceback (most recent call last): File “/usr/bin/yum”, line 61, in <module> … Read more
Ready to embrace the power of Python 3.11 as your default Python3 version? 🐍 Let’s make it happen! Just follow these simple steps: 1️⃣ First, let’s check your current default Python version. Open your terminal and run the following command: python3 –version In my AWS instance, the command python3 pointed to my installed Python version … Read more
Bitcoin, a decentralized digital currency, uses a unique scripting system in its transactions to provide greater flexibility and security. One of the important script opcodes in this system is the OP_RETURN, which has provided an avenue for embedding data within the Bitcoin blockchain. 👇💡 The OP_RETURN is a script opcode that marks a transaction output … Read more
I have a confession to make. I use Windows for coding Python. This means that I often need to run my practical coding projects as Windows .exe files, especially if I work with non-technical clients that don’t know how to run a Python file. In this tutorial, I’ll share my learnings on making a Python … Read more
CHALLENGE OVERVIEW BACKGROUND In this tutorial, we will walk a simple website showing pictures of dogs and cats. We’ll discover a directory traversal vulnerability that we can leverage to view sensitive files on the target machine. At the end of this challenge, we will break out of a docker container in order to capture the … Read more
Problem Formulation Given is a text file, say my_file.txt. How to modify its content in your Windows command line working directory? I’ll start with the most direct method to solve this problem in 90% of cases and give a more “pure” in-terminal method afterward. Method 1: Using Notepad The easiest way to edit a text … Read more
Problem Formulation Given is a text file, say my_text_file.txt. How to modify its content in your Windows PowerShell working directory? I’ll start with the most direct method to solve this problem in 90% of cases and give a pure PowerShell method afterward. By the way, you can learn all about becoming a PowerShell developer in … Read more
In this article, I’ll quickly guide you through the installation steps for Python’s package installer pip. But first things first: 👇 What Is Pip? ✅ pip is the package installer for Python used to install and manage software packages (also known as libraries or modules) written in Python. pip makes it easy to install, upgrade, … Read more