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Audit File Permissions Across a Project in Python
Walks through every file and directory in a project tree and prints POSIX permissions plus owner UID.
import os
import stat
from pathlib import Path
def audit_file_permissions(project_root):
"""Walk through project_root and print path, owner, and permissions for every file."""
results = []
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(project_root):
for name in files + dirs:
full_path = os.path.joi…How to Audit Environment Variable Files for Missing Values in Python
A Python tool that reads an environment variable file and reports any variables with empty or missing values.
import os
import re
from pathlib import Path
def audit_env_file(filepath: str) -> None:
"""
Audit an environment variable file for missing values.
Prints file status and lists variables that have empty values.
"""
path = Path(filepath)
if not path.exists():
print(f"Error: File '{filepa…Composition over Inheritance: How to Build a Wallet Account in Python
Demonstrates composition by wrapping a WalletAccount class in an AuditedWallet decorator-like class to add behavior without changing the original class.
class WalletAccount:
def __init__(self, owner, balance=0.0):
self.owner = owner
self.balance = balance
def deposit(self, amount):
if amount <= 0:
raise ValueError("Deposit must be positive")
self.balance += amount
return self.balance
def withdraw(self, …How to Log Prompts and Completions as JSONL Audit Files in Python
Read a JSONL file of LLM prompt–completion pairs, compute totals and averages, then write an audit summary with timestamps.
import json
from pathlib import Path
from datetime import datetime
def audit_jsonl(filepath):
logs = []
with open(filepath, encoding="utf-8") as f:
for line in f:
line = line.strip()
if not line:
continue
entry = json.loads(line)
logs.ap…How to Build a Branch Protection Audit Mock API in Python
A mock HTTP API that serves branch protection rules for repositories and audits them for compliance, built with Python's standard library.
import json
from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
from urllib.parse import urlparse, parse_qs
REPOSITORIES = {
"alpha": {
"default_branch": "main",
"branches": ["main", "develop", "feature-x"],
"protection_rules": {
"main": {"required_reviews": 2, "dismiss_…Browse by section
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