Black Hat Python: Python Programming for Hackers and Pentesters 1st Edition, Kindle Edition

Wish was written in Python 3 instead of 2

Great book, I was nervous about python 2 to 3 etc... But python 3 uses most if not all the python 2 libraries now. So the only difference is really the print statement. Not worth worrying about. Complements the gray hat one.

Item as described, no defects or issues. Definitely satisfied.

I use this as a supplemental text in both my undergraduate systems programming course and in my advanced graduate class in data security. In the undergraduate class it lets the students practice their python and see some of network programming without getting lost in all the structs and pointers of the C language API. (Python neatly wraps the system calls, then once the students are more comfortable with C we look at those). In the advanced class, seeing how tools like nmap, netcat, and wget can be emulated with a python program is very informative. Especially when we use it to get around software installation restrictions imposed by the i****ts at the university.

I’m just learning to script in python and learning to Ethically Hack so this is kinda killing two birds with one stone for me

So far an excellent book on basic hacking using Python. I've been using Perl for many yearsfor security work so I bought this to as a fun way to start using Python and learn some new tricks.

Good book, but I wish it had options for current release of python.

You will love this book, especially if you already have some programming knowledge. You'll have some fun to play with and fully functioning tools written by you by the end of chapter 2.

Like I said it's a great book if you are moderate to higher in your python exposure, a beginner can use it if your good a grasping new concepts quickly. the book is very good if you want to learn the "darker" side of scripting, but the only catch really is the book is out-dated and needs a volume 2 with all of the python and kali updates included. Its because if you try and set up your environment now to how the book explains you will have a pretty confusing time (Especially if you're still green). There have been a number of Kali Linux updates that have changed a number of thing on how the OS functions plus Python is in the third iteration and the book is written for 2.3 (please don't quote this, but I'm sure it is that) so some of the code in the book doesn't work. also for a side note; some of the atttact vectors that the book gives you may have been patched. But please understand that this is a good book if you need some reference material, and again don't be swayed but my criticisms, this is a good book which can teach you some fun things to try.

Had this for a few months. I have to say im very impressed with the content in the book. Its python2 but it's not hard to re write the code In python3 after learning.

The worst thing about it it was python 2

All practical written and jus as I wanted.

I am very happy