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Notes, tutorials & build logs

Articles, tutorials and build logs on security, Python, automation, DevOps and architecture, drawn from real projects.

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    When Python needs Rust: from a Python 2 FTPS library to PyO3

    I once had to deliver secure FTPS on servers stuck on Python 2, where the standard library couldn't do the job. The answer was a Rust library built on rustls and…

    python
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    Context managers beyond with open(): owning resource lifecycles in production Python

    Most Python developers know with open(). Far fewer use context managers as an architectural tool: to draw error boundaries, define transactions, carry request context…

    python
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    The Hacker Mindset

    Hacking isn't about breaking in. It's an attitude: curiosity, sharing, automating the boring parts, defending freedom and respecting competence. Eric S. Raymond's five…

    information-security