Gray Hat Python

INTRODUCTION

I learned Python specifically for hacking—and I'd venture to say that's a true statement for a lot of other folks, too. I spent a great deal of time hunting around for a language that was well suited for hacking and reverse engineering, and a few years ago it became very apparent that Python was becoming the natural leader in the hacking-programming-language department. The tricky part was the fact that there was no real manual on how to use Python for a variety of hacking tasks. You had to dig through forum posts and man pages and typically spend quite a bit of time stepping through code to get it to work right. This book aims to fill that gap by giving you a whirlwind tour of how to use Python for hacking and reverse engineering ...