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Build a Python Tool to Find All API Endpoints on a Website

A Python script that crawls a website, searches for common API endpoint patterns in HTML and JavaScript, and returns all discovered public API URLs.

api web-crawling automation

Python

import re
import requests
from urllib.parse import urljoin, urlparse
from collections import deque

def find_api_endpoints(base_url, max_pages=10):
    visited = set()
    queue = deque([base_url])
    api_endpoints = set()
    
    api_patterns = [
        r'/api/[a-zA-Z0-9_/-]+',
        r'/v[0-9]+/[a-zA-Z0-9_/-]+',…

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Automation & scripting medium

Create a Local Search Engine to Instantly Find Files on Your Computer in Python

Build a local file search engine in Python that indexes files by name, extension, and glob pattern for instant retrieval.

file search indexing os.walk

Python

import os
import sys
import time
from pathlib import Path
import fnmatch

class LocalSearchEngine:
    def __init__(self, root_directory="."):
        self.root_directory = Path(root_directory)
        self.file_index = {}
        
    def build_index(self):
        """Build a complete index of files in the root direc…

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Automation & scripting easy

How to Kill Zombie Processes Matching a Name in Python

Scans running processes with ps, finds zombies whose command name matches a pattern, and attempts to kill them with SIGKILL.

subprocess process automation

Python

import subprocess
import re
import signal


def find_zombies(name_pattern):
    """Find PIDs of zombie processes matching the given pattern."""
    result = subprocess.run(["ps", "-eo", "pid,stat,comm"], capture_output=True, text=True)
    zombies = []
    for line in result.stdout.splitlines()[1:]:  # Skip header
   …

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