Reference library

Automation & scripting

CLI tools, scheduled jobs, filesystem tasks, and glue scripts that save time.

1 match
Automation & scripting medium

How to Create a Mock Docker Registry Auth Token Server in Python

Build a mock Docker Registry token authentication server that issues signed JWT-like tokens for push and pull access using Python's standard library.

docker registry jwt
Python 
import base64
import hashlib
import hmac
import json
import time
from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer


class TokenAuthHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
    """Mock Docker Registry token authentication server."""

    SECRET_KEY = b"mock-secret-key"

    def generate_token(self, username: str, pas…
16 0 Open

Browse by section

Each section groups closely related Python snippets.

Automation & scripting — Python code examples

What you will find here

This page collects automation & scripting snippets — short, copy-ready Python you can paste into our free online IDE and run without installing anything. Each sample includes a plain-English explanation and the full source code.

Samples vs tutorials and challenges

Samples are quick reference — one concept per page. For step-by-step teaching, use our Python tutorials. To test yourself, try quizzes or coding challenges. Clean up style with the Python formatter.

Related coding tools

Free online Python IDE Write and run Python in your browser — no install. Free Python code formatter Format with autopep8 — side-by-side PEP 8 cleanup. Python code samples Copy-ready snippets to study and run in the IDE.