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Python Penetration Testing Cookbook
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Python Penetration Testing Cookbook

by Rejah Rehim
November 2017
Intermediate to advanced
226 pages
5h 59m
English
Packt Publishing
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Python can be used in both  and interpreted and compiled forms

Python programs can be compiled in any situation where they can be used as compiled and not required frequent changes. This will make Python programs run much faster and provide a better opportunity to remove vulnerabilities and bugs. Also, interpreted programs run much slower than compiled programs, and are more prone to vulnerabilities and attacks.

Python code uses no compiler and can run on just about any device that runs the Python shell. Also, it shares a couple of other resemblances to scripting languages over programming languages. So, Python can be used to perform the functions of a scripting language.

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