Git + Python
Automate Git from Python — diffs, hooks, release tags, and repo housekeeping.
How to Make a Git Commit Heatmap by Hour in Python
Parse a git log output and count commits by weekday and hour, then print a compact heatmap table.
import re
from collections import Counter
from datetime import datetime
def parse_commits(log_text):
"""Parse git log lines and count commits by (weekday, hour)."""
pattern = re.compile(r"^Date:\s+(.+)$")
counts = Counter()
for line in log_text.splitlines():
match = pattern.match(line)
…Python Script to Rotate a Leaked API Key
A checklist-driven Python script that scans a codebase for a leaked API key, replaces it with a new one, and prints a step-by-step rotation checklist.
#!/usr/bin/env python3
"""Checklist for rotating a leaked API key across a codebase."""
import re
from pathlib import Path
CHECKLIST = [
"Identify all files containing the leaked key",
"Generate a new key with sufficient entropy",
"Update the secret storage/CI environment variables",
"Replace the ol…Browse by section
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