Write Your Own Tools with Python

Learn to create custom tools using Python in this 48-minute conference talk from Derbycon 2012. Explore Python's syntax, cross-platform capabilities, and interactive shell. Discover basic building blocks, dynamic typing, sequential data types, file operations, control loops, and functions. Delve into advanced topics like extracting named DNS queries, importing modules, and utilizing various libraries for tasks such as web interactions and cryptography. Gain insights on input scripting and shell resources, concluding with a Q&A session.

Intro
Who am I
Who are you
Why Python
Syntax of Python
Crossplatform
Interactive shell
Basic building blocks
Dynamically typed
Sequential data types
File operations
Control loops
Indents
Functions
Extract Named DNS Query
Importing Python Modules
cysts
optparse
OS
Subprocess
Socket
Text Matching
Web Libraries
Crypto Modules
Encryption
Input Script
Cactus
Shell
Resources
Questions