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Author: Michael Havens
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Subject: Re: python
so how well do I need to know python to learn sqlachemy? or else can I
learn it independently?

:-)~MIKE~(-:

On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 11:25 AM, Todd Millecam <> wrote:

> Naw, but I took a telecommute job and am looking to move down there in
> November now.
>
> For all the pen testing and hacker stuff I went through (7 some odd years
> ago), here's what you'll want to know how to do, in approximate order of
> priority:
>
> xml and json parsing (from xml.dom import minidom ; import json)
> connecting to and using a database (learn enough SQL to be able to
> navigate around one here too), learning sqlalchemy will be enough to land
> you a job in the field
> OS shell integration (import os)
> string operations
> regular expressions (import re)
> handling and forming automated web requests
>
> On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 12:10 PM, Michael Havens <> wrote:
>
>> Yes... the pen-testing stuff I was talking about earlier. I am just so
>> flighty I don't know what to do. I think I will learn Python as I think
>> that will be good for the easy stuff to the advanced stuff.... I'll worry
>> about the expert stuff if I ever get that far.
>> Are you in Phoenix yet>
>>
>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 11:06 AM, Todd Millecam <> wrote:
>>
>>> Yeah, python has basically become a wrapper for C now, so there's a lot
>>> of different uses for it. What are you learning it for? Job? That
>>> pen-testing stuff you were doing earlier?
>>>
>>> On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 12:04 PM, Michael Havens <>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Found a good reference.
>>>> http://docs.python-guide.org/en/latest/intro/learning/
>>>> It gives many books of varying levels.
>>>>
>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 10:58 AM, Todd Millecam <>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Learning Python, published by O'Reilly has a picture of a mouse on it.
>>>>> If you're more familiar with programming, Dive into python is the gold
>>>>> standard.
>>>>> If you're looking for the more "popular" way of programming, there's
>>>>> Introduction to Computing and Programming in Python published by
>>>>> Pearson--but that uses Jython, which should be avoided at all costs.
>>>>>
>>>>> I also have a power-point presentation meant for the absolute newbie
>>>>> that you can find on my site:
>>>>>
>>>>> http://tyggna.com/downloads/
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 11:49 AM, Michael Havens <>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Can you recommend a good book for the absolute beginner? (besides
>>>>>> saying to google it)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-:
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