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Work with files in Python
You previously explored how to open files in Python as well as how to read them and write to them...
Parse a text file in Python
Now that you know how to import text files into Python, we're going to take this one step further...
Import files into Python
Previously, you explored how to open files in Python, convert them into strings, and read them. I...
Access a text file in Python
Security professionals are often tasked with reviewing log files.These files may have thousands o...
Clancy: Continual learning and Python
My name is Clancy and I'm a Senior Security Engineer.My team here at Google is part of an ongoing...
Essential Python components for automation
Throughout this course, you explored coding in Python. You've focused on variables, conditional s...
Automate cybersecurity tasks with Python
Automation is a key concern in the security profession.For example, it would be difficult to moni...
Welcome to module 4
We've learned a lot about Python together already, and we still have more to cover.In this sectio...
Reference guide: Python concepts from module 3; Terms and definitions from Course 7, Module 3
Built-in functions The following built-in functions are commonly used in Python. str() Con...
Wrap-up
Congratulations!We accomplished a lot together.Let's take time to quickly go through all the new ...
Welcome to module 2
Welcome back to our Python journey!In the previous videos, we learned all about the basics of Pyt...
Python functions in cybersecurity
Previously, you explored how to define and call your own functions. In this reading, you’ll rev...
Introduction to functions
As the complexity of our programs grow, it's also likely that we'll reuse the same lines of code....
Create a basic function
Let's start our exploration of user-defined functions by creating and then running a very simple ...
Use parameters in functions
Previously, we defined and called our first function.It didn't require any information from outsi...
Return statements
We previously learned how we can pass arguments into a function.We can do more than pass informat...
Functions and variables
Previously, you focused on working with multiple parameters and arguments in functions and return...
Explore built-in functions
Now that we know how to create our own functions, let's also explore a few of Python's built-in f...
Work with built-in functions
Previously, you explored built-in functions in Python, including print(), type(), max(), and sort...
Activity: Define and call a function
Introduction As a security analyst, when you're writing out Python code to automate a certai...