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Unlocking Security: Master Your Hashicorp Vault Rekey and Unseal Process

In the realm of modern data security, safeguarding sensitive information is paramount. Hashicorp Vault stands out as a critical tool for managing secrets and protecting data by keeping sensitive credentials, such as API keys and passwords, securely encrypted. When Vault is started or restarted, it enters a “sealed” state. In this state, its encryption keys […]

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Python Number data types

Python

Today we will discuss the different kinds of number variables in Python. How to interact with them, and what they are used for. There are four kinds of numbers in the Python language: Integers Integers are the basic kinds of numbers in any programming language. Integers are whole numbers, which means they do not have

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What’s the difference between PowerShell and CMD?

Automation

Let’s compare Powershell vs CMD. Both Powershell and CMD are command line interfaces (CLI) or shell environments for Windows. CMD is the older version, and Powershell is where Microsoft is now putting all of their development resources. CMD You can think of the CMD environment as the evolution of Microsoft DOS (Disk Operating System). While

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Graphing using Python and Matplotlib

Analytics, Python

In this article I will introduce you to graphing in python using matplotlib. There are many kinds of charts you can use with matplot lib. By the end of this article, you should understand how to draw basic bar, line, and scatterplot charts. As you go through each of the example charts, you will see

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Python String Operations

Python

A string is one of the many data types in Python. Some of the other common ones are objects, lists, integers, and dates. At its core, a string is really a list/array of characters. Today we will be Python String Operations. We will cover how to Concatenate, Tokenize, Manipulate, Search strings, and create string templates.

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Python If, Else, and Else If conditional statements

Python

Conditional statments are a large part of writing computer programs and switches. You want to take some sort of input, evaluate it, then take some action based on what the input was. The decision you make about what to do is called a conditional statement. The first conditional statement we will look at is an

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Python Objects and Classes

Python

Python is an Objected Oriented programming language. This means that Python has a data type called objects. Today we will discuss what objects are; how are objects relate to classes; and when you should use objects and classes. What are Objects? Objects are containers that hold a collection of attributes and functions. As an example,

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Working with Python Collections

Python

A collection in Python is an object that contains other objects. You can also think of it as a container or a bucket. There are many different kinds of collections contained within the containers module in Python. Today, we will discuss the different types of Python Collections/Containers, how to use various kinds of containers, and

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Python Pandas Tutorial for Beginners: How to Analyze and Manipulate Data with Ease

Analytics, Python

Pandas is one of the most powerful and popular Python libraries for working with data. It’s widely used by data analysts, scientists, and engineers to clean, explore, and manipulate structured data. With Pandas, you can easily load data from files or the web, filter specific values, reshape datasets, summarize statistics, and even generate visualizations. Whether

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Using TinyDB with Python

Python

When writing your python code, you will undoubtedly find yourself in a situation where you need to store some structured data. You could just write the data to a file, but that data might take a bit of work to parse later on. Setting up a MySQL server takes a bit of work, and might

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