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- file_input.py
- fixed_input.py
- security_bug.py
file_input.py 1/3
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# Example of providing a validated list of input
# Sara Sprenkle
def main():
# the list of valid files user can choose from
VALID_LIST= ["killers.txt", "fergie.txt", "west.txt", "coldplay.txt", "adele.txt"]
VALID_LIST.sort()
print
print "Which of the following album files do you want to process?"
x = 1
for filename in VALID_LIST:
print "\t%d: %s"%(x, filename)
x+=1
choicestr = raw_input("Select the file by number: ")
print
try:
choice = int(choicestr)
if choice < 1 or choice > len(VALID_LIST):
print "ERROR:", choice, "is not a valid selection."
else:
print "Processing file %d: %s" % (choice, VALID_LIST[choice-1])
except:
print "ERROR: selection must be an integer."
main()
fixed_input.py 2/3
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# Example of addressing the input() security bug in Python
# Sara Sprenkle
total = 0
numDeposits = input("How many deposits are there? ")
if numDeposits <= 0:
print "Error: Number of deposits must be positive"
sys.exit(1)
for x in xrange(numDeposits):
depositString = raw_input("Enter deposit " + str(x) + ": ")
try:
deposit = int(depositString)
total += deposit
except:
# Note that one less deposit will be included in total; does not
# reprompt for deposit
print "Error: the grade must be an integer."
print "The total amount deposited is $%.2f." % total
security_bug.py 3/3
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# Example of security bug in python with input() function in Python
# Sara Sprenkle
total = 0
numDeposits = input("How many deposits are there? ")
if numDeposits <= 0:
print "Error: Number of deposits must be positive"
sys.exit(1)
for x in xrange(numDeposits):
# Try entering something like "total * 2" for the second deposit
total += input("Enter deposit " + str(x) + ": ")
print "The total amount deposited is $%.2f." % total
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