Standard security testing misses the unique risks in Python.
Learn the specialized methods and tools that professional auditors actually use.

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Standard Security Testing Isn't Enough for Python. Most checklists are not built for Python’s dynamic nature, metaprogramming, and ecosystem pitfalls. They miss the vulnerabilities that matter most.

This course gives you the specialized knowledge and practical skills that professional Python code auditors actually use — from basic hygiene to advanced SAST and manual exploitation.

• You already test software and want to level up specifically on Python
• You’re a DevOps / AppSec / security engineer who keeps seeing Python code
• You’re tired of generic checklists that miss real Python risks
• You want more and better practical skills, not just theory.

This Not a beginner “run this tool” course. We assume you know the CLI and basic software testing.

This course is designed for developers and security enthusiasts, taking you from basic code hygiene through to advanced automated security analysis. It focuses on reliable open-source security tools to identify vulnerabilities arising from Python’s dynamic nature and the common pitfalls in its ecosystem.

It is designed to take you from a security novice to a proficient code auditor. Rather than focusing solely on theory, we will take a practical approach—identifying and resolving vulnerabilities in Python code using Static Application Security Testing (SAST) tools.

Overview of modules:

1. Module 1: Understanding Python Security Threats.

2. Module 2: Choosing the Right Tools for Effective Python Security Testing.

3. Module 3: Harnessing Static Application Security Testing (SAST) for Python Code and why humans are stil crucial for security testing.

4. Module 4: Setting up a Python Security Testing Environment.

5. Module 5: Detecting and Exploiting Common Python Vulnerabilities with Python Code Audit.

6. Module 6: In-Depth Analysis: Detecting and Exploiting Common Python Vulnerabilities and Hands-on exercises.

7. Module 7: Security Verification Beyond Testing.

8. Module 8: Effective Security Reporting.

9. Module 9: Course Completion & Next Steps.

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