Software has security issues, #Python is software, so how do Python developers avoid common traps? In this webinar, Anthony Shaw discusses the topic of #security vulnerabilities, how code quality tools can help and demonstrates the #PyCharm plugin he wrote to let the IDE help.

Timeline:
00:30 - Demo the application being used
01:30 - Installing the plugin
03:49 - Show some reported vulnerabilities
04:28 - Running the checks manually
05:15 - First round of questions
11:20 - Investigate first vulnerability
15:30 - Second round of questions
16:20 - Browsing the shipped list of inspections/vulnerabilities
20:58 - Code inspection tool
26:58 - Third round of questions
30:38 - Django-specific app vulnerability
36:35 - Show documentation page with a full list of vulnerabilities
38:28 - Fourth round of questions
44:07 - Running checks in continuous integration (CI) via Docker image, headless PyCharm
47:07 - Final round of questions
51:18 - Suppressing warnings on a specific line
52:21 - "View on Marketplace" for the GitHub Action

Resources:
Anthony Shaw - https://twitter.com/anthonypjshaw

His "Python Security" plugin for PyCharm: https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/13609-python-security
PyCharm website - https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/
PyCharm blog - https://blog.jetbrains.com/pycharm/
PyCharm on Twitter - https://twitter.com/pycharm
JetBrains on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/JetBrains/


About the Presenter:
Anthony Shaw is a Python researcher from Australia. He publishes articles about Python, software, and automation to over 1 million readers annually. Anthony is an open-source software advocate, Fellow of the Python Software Foundation, and a member of the Apache Software Foundation.