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Mastering Python for Networking and Security
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Mastering Python for Networking and Security

by José Manuel Ortega
September 2018
Intermediate to advanced
426 pages
10h 46m
English
Packt Publishing
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W3af install

W3af is a Python tool that needs many dependencies.The specific details for the installation of w3af can be found in the official documentation: http://docs.w3af.org/en/latest/install.html.

The requirements for installing it are:

  • Python 2.5 or higher: apt-get install python
  • Python packages: apt-get install nltk python-nltk python-lxml python-svn python-fpconst python-pygooglechart python-soappy python-openssl python-scapy python-lxml python-svn

The source code is available in the GitHub repository (https://github.com/andresriancho/w3af):

Now, to prove that the entire environment is correctly configured, simply go to the directory ...

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