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How To Prevent A Python Script From Running As Root

Posted on October 21, 2013 by admin

At or near the top of your app, before it executes anything sensitive, place the following code: if os.geteuid()==0:     print “Cannot run as root!”     sys.exit(1) How to do this in PERL: …how-to-prevent-a-perl-script-from-running-as-root… Did you find this post useful or have … Continue reading →

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HOW TO detect STDIN with Python

Posted on July 25, 2011 by admin

In Python, as with most languages, STDIN is treated like a file. You can read from it any time, but knowing what kind of file it is lets us know if someone passed us something via STDIN or if we … Continue reading →

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Python HOWTO Push a Dict on to a List (push a hash on to an array)

Posted on April 23, 2010 by admin

One of my more popular posts is How to Push a Hash on to an Array in PERL, but how do you push a dict on to a list in Python? Lists are one-dimensional arrays and dicts are associative arrays … Continue reading →

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