Automation & scripting
CLI tools, scheduled jobs, filesystem tasks, and glue scripts that save time.
Create a Python Script That Detects Website Technology Stack Automatically
This script sends an HTTP request to a URL and inspects headers and HTML content to identify technologies like servers, frameworks, and JavaScript libraries.
import requests
from re import search
def detect_tech_stack(url):
tech_stack = []
try:
response = requests.get(url, timeout=5, headers={'User-Agent': 'Mozilla/5.0'})
headers = response.headers
html = response.text.lower() if response.text else ''
# Check server header
…Create a Simple HTTP File Server in Python
This code creates a simple HTTP file server that serves files from the current working directory on port 8000 using Python's built-in http.server module.
import http.server
import socketserver
import os
PORT = 8000
DIRECTORY = os.getcwd()
class CustomHandler(http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
super().__init__(*args, directory=DIRECTORY, **kwargs)
def log_message(self, format, *args):
print(f"[{self.log…Extract All Links from Any Website in Python
Scrape a webpage and extract all absolute HTTP/HTTPS links using requests and regex.
import requests
import re
from urllib.parse import urljoin
def extract_links(url):
try:
response = requests.get(url)
response.raise_for_status()
html = response.text
# Find all href attributes in anchor tags
pattern = r'href=["\'](.*?)["\']'
raw_links = re.findall(p…Find All Redirects on a Website in Python
Crawl a website from a starting URL, follow links within the same domain, and detect every HTTP redirect (301, 302, 303, 307, 308) using requests with redirects disabled.
import requests
from urllib.parse import urljoin, urlparse
from collections import deque
def find_redirects(start_url, max_pages=50):
visited = set()
redirects = {}
queue = deque([start_url])
while queue and len(visited) < max_pages:
url = queue.popleft()
if url in visited:
…Find Broken Image References Across a Website in Python
Crawl internal pages of a website, collect all image source URLs, then check each with HEAD requests to report any that return HTTP 4xx or connection errors.
import requests
from urllib.parse import urljoin, urlparse
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor, as_completed
def find_all_links(base_url, max_pages=50):
visited, to_visit = set(), {base_url}
while to_visit and len(visited) < max_pages:
url = to_visit.pop()
…How to Build a Mock Route53 DNS API in Python
Create a mock DNS API server in Python that simulates Route53 record lookups and updates using the standard library.
import json
from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
from urllib.parse import urlparse, parse_qs
class DNSUpdateHandler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
records = {"example.com": "1.2.3.4"}
def do_GET(self):
domain = parse_qs(urlparse(self.path).query).get("domain", [""])[0]
if dom…How to Check Website Status Codes in Python
This script checks the HTTP status codes of multiple URLs concurrently using a thread pool and prints the results.
import requests
from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
URLS = [
"https://www.google.com",
"https://www.python.org",
"https://www.nonexistent-site-12345.com",
"https://www.github.com",
]
def check_status(url):
try:
response = requests.get(url, timeout=5)
return url, resp…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.
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…How to Cross Post Markdown to dev.to API in Python
A Python function that POSTs markdown content to the dev.to API and handles HTTP or URLError exceptions with mock API testing.
import json
from urllib import request, error
def cross_post_to_devto(markdown_content, api_key, devto_api_url="https://dev.to/api/articles"):
"""
Mock cross-posting of markdown content to the dev.to API.
Returns the API response or an error message.
"""
payload = json.dumps({
"article": …How to generate website performance reports from HTTP requests in Python
Measure and report website load time, status code, and content size using Python's standard library.
import urllib.request
import time
def measure_website_load_time(url):
"""Measures total loading time of a website."""
start_time = time.time()
try:
with urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=10) as response:
content = response.read()
status_code = response.status
…Monitor Website Uptime with Python
Periodically check if a website is reachable and its HTTP status is 200, logging the status with timestamps.
import requests
import time
def check_website(url):
try:
response = requests.get(url, timeout=5)
if response.status_code == 200:
return True
else:
return False
except requests.ConnectionError:
return False
except requests.Timeout:
return Fals…Port Scan Localhost Common Ports in Python
Scan common localhost ports (HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, FTP, and more) with a fast socket-based Python script that prints an open/closed status table.
import socket
from datetime import datetime
COMMON_PORTS = {
80: "HTTP",
443: "HTTPS",
22: "SSH",
21: "FTP",
25: "SMTP",
3306: "MySQL",
5432: "PostgreSQL"
}
def scan_port(port):
sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
sock.settimeout(0.1)
try:
resu…Post a message to a Slack webhook in Python
Send a message to a Slack webhook endpoint using the standard library's urllib.request, handling the POST request and response cleanly.
import json
from urllib import request
def post_to_slack(webhook_url: str, message: str) -> dict:
payload = json.dumps({"text": message}).encode("utf-8")
req = request.Request(
webhook_url,
data=payload,
headers={"Content-Type": "application/json"},
method="POST",
)
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