Python
Our Python lessons here are going to be unlike any other programming language lessons you’ve likely encountered thus far. They are going to be very quick and concise. That’s because we are not here to teach you how to code. There are already a plethora of resources out there for that. While learning how to write your own code is something that has great value, especially at the middle to higher levels of cybersecurity, knowing how to do so from the start is not a necessity. What is a necessity, however, is being able to read and understand code. That requires a much less stringent lesson plan.
One of the most important aspects of Python is knowing when the language in the script is part of the code itself versus being part of the coder’s instructions for humans to read. This is done by entering the #
symbol, which tells any Python compiler to ignore all the text that comes after it on that line. So, if you have a large amount of non-code information to...