Python for Secret Agents: Analyze, encrypt, and uncover intelligence data using Python, the essential tool for all aspiring secret agents

Name: Python for Secret Agents: Analyze, encrypt, and uncover intelligence data using Python, the essential tool for all aspiring secret agents
Rating: 3.5 (2 reviews)

Steven F. Lott

Aug 2014 · Packt Publishing Ltd

2 reviews

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216

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Analyze, encrypt, and uncover intelligence data using Python, the essential tool for all aspiring secret agentsKey Features

Build a toolbox of Python gadgets for password recovery, currency conversion, and civic data hacking
Use steganography to hide secret messages in images
Get to grips with geocoding to find villains' secret lairs

Book DescriptionIf you are a Python beginner who is looking to learn the language through interesting projects, this book is for you. A basic knowledge of programming and statistics is beneficial to get the most out of the book.What you will learn

Quickly get to grips with using Python to create tools and solve problems
Manipulate image files and learn how to encode messages into an image using steganography
Gather a file's hidden secrets, such as EXIF data and ZIP archive contents
Build applications that access, filter, and analyze live data from the Web
Design Python modules, libraries, and applications
Customize your Python environment with specialized packages
Extract data using HTTP and FTP internetworking protocols

Who this book is for

If you are a Python beginner who is looking to learn the language through interesting projects, this book is for you. A basic knowledge of programming and statistics is beneficial to get the most out of the book.

Analyze, encrypt, and uncover intelligence data using Python, the essential tool for all aspiring secret agentsKey Features Build a toolbox of Python gadgets for password recovery, currency conversion, and civic data hacking Use steganography to hide secret messages in images Get to grips with ge...

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2 reviews

Bernie Ongewe

December 6, 2014

I must admit it was the title that had me reaching for this one. I expected a tour of penetration tools with the mandatory Kali Linux reference somewhere. Instead, I found that Mr Lott has taken a directed learning approach to teaching the fundamentals of data gathering (From FTP, REST, JSON, etc) and manipulation with Python. He also goes through enough detail on such matters as exception handling, password recovery, file manipulation and elements of programming style to make this a valuable manual on the topic; even without the thematic examples.

About the author

Steven Lott has been programming since computers were large, expensive, and rare. Working for decades in high tech has given him exposure to a lot of ideas and techniques, some bad, but most are helpful to others. Since the 1990s, Steven has been engaged with Python, crafting an array of indispensable tools and applications. His profound expertise has led him to contribute significantly to Packt Publishing, penning notable titles like "Mastering Object-Oriented," "The Modern Python Cookbook," and "Functional Python Programming." A self-proclaimed technomad, Steven's unconventional lifestyle sees him travelling back and forth across the US. He tries to live by the words “Don't come home until you have a story.”

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