# EONRaider/violent-python3

Source code for the book "Violent Python" by TJ O'Connor. The code has been fully converted to Python 3, reformatted to comply with PEP8 standards and refactored to eliminate dependency issues involving the implementation of deprecated libraries.

Repository: https://github.com/EONRaider/violent-python3
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/violent-python3
Language: Python
License Family: other
Topics: violent-python, ethical-hacking, network-programming, network-security, python-hacking, hacking-tools, cybersecurity, violent-python-source-code
Last push: 2026-08-12T18:23:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 76/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2297, "days_push": 21, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1050, forks 180 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:22.968985+00:00)

## What it is
A Python 3 conversion of the source code from the book 'Violent Python' by TJ O'Connor, refactored for PEP8 compliance and updated to remove deprecated library dependencies. It serves as companion material for learning offensive security and network programming techniques from the book.

## Use cases
- follow along with the Violent Python book exercises in Python 3
- learn ethical hacking and network security scripting in Python
- study refactored examples of penetration testing tools
- find working replacements for deprecated Python 2 hacking scripts
- practice building CLI security tools with argparse

## When to choose
- you are reading Violent Python and need Python 3 compatible code
- you want clean, PEP8-compliant examples of classic hacking scripts
- you are learning network security and offensive tooling in Python

## When to avoid
- you need production-ready security tools rather than educational code
- you want a maintained library with a license and ongoing feature development
- you are not familiar with the book and need standalone documented tools

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, networking, cli, developer-tools
- domain: security, penetration-testing, education
- platform: python, windows, cli
- tags: ethical-hacking, hacking-tools, book-source-code, python3-conversion, pep8, network-security, offensive-security, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- EONRaider/violent-python3 (main) score 76

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:22.968985+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:00:15.406498+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/EONRaider/violent-python3 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:22.968985+00:00, sha 227cf1228663)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.