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Screenshot of sethmlarson.dev: When str.lower() is a security vulnerability in Python

When str.lower() is a security vulnerability in Python (sethmlarson.dev)

163 points by rbanffy 2 months ago | 69 comments

Screenshot of sethmlarson.dev: Are insecure code completions in PyCharm a vulnerability?

Are insecure code completions in PyCharm a vulnerability?(sethmlarson.dev)

35 points by 12_throw_away 4 months ago | 15 comments

Screenshot of sethmlarson.dev: The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls

The Frog for Whom the Bell Tolls (sethmlarson.dev)

36 points by anujbans 5 months ago | 13 comments

Screenshot of sethmlarson.dev: Hand Drawn QR Codes (2025)

Hand Drawn QR Codes (2025)(sethmlarson.dev)

198 points by jollyjerry 5 months ago | 42 comments

Screenshot of sethmlarson.dev: “Food JPEGs” in Super Smash Bros. and Kirby Air Riders

“Food JPEGs” in Super Smash Bros. and Kirby Air Riders (sethmlarson.dev)

267 points by SethMLarson 9 months ago | 70 comments

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Deprecations via warnings don't work for Python libraries (sethmlarson.dev)

43 points by scolby33 10 months ago | 57 comments

Screenshot of sethmlarson.dev: Scream cipher

Scream cipher (sethmlarson.dev)

285 points by alexmolas 1 year ago | 97 comments

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Draft SMS and iMessage from any computer keyboard (sethmlarson.dev)

9 points by rgs 1 year ago | 3 comments

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I fear for the unauthenticated web (sethmlarson.dev)

90 points by SethMLarson 1 year ago | 82 comments

Screenshot of sethmlarson.dev: Fediverse Donut Club

Fediverse Donut Club (sethmlarson.dev)

31 points by SethMLarson 1 year ago | 15 comments

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New era of slop security reports for open source (sethmlarson.dev)

7 points by detaro 1 year ago | 0 comments

Screenshot of sethmlarson.dev: How do I pay the publisher of a web page?

How do I pay the publisher of a web page?(sethmlarson.dev)

59 points by surprisetalk 1 year ago | 102 comments

Screenshot of sethmlarson.dev: Regex character "$" doesn't mean "end-of-string"

Regex character "$" doesn't mean "end-of-string"(sethmlarson.dev)

380 points by BerislavLopac 2 years ago | 301 comments

Blog post by Seth Larson explaining that the regex "$" in Python's re module matches end-of-string or before a trailing newline, not strictly end-of-string.

regex python re-module string-matching

Screenshot of sethmlarson.dev: Patching the libwebp vulnerability across the Python ecosystem

Patching the libwebp vulnerability across the Python ecosystem (sethmlarson.dev)

29 points by mooreds 3 years ago | 7 comments

Screenshot of sethmlarson.dev: Python 3.12.0 from a supply chain security perspective

Python 3.12.0 from a supply chain security perspective (sethmlarson.dev)

102 points by zdw 3 years ago | 31 comments

Screenshot of sethmlarson.dev: Visualizing the CPython release process

Visualizing the CPython release process (sethmlarson.dev)

79 points by BiteCode_dev 3 years ago | 1 comments

Screenshot of sethmlarson.dev: Quirks of Python package versioning

Quirks of Python package versioning (sethmlarson.dev)

50 points by todsacerdoti 3 years ago | 12 comments