### Course Overview
- **Course Title:** **Python Ethical Hacking: Pentest for Hackers – Scripting Basics**
- **Instructor:** **Syed Muhammad Hatim Javaid**
- **Target Audience:**
- Beginners in **ethical hacking** and **penetration testing**
- Aspiring **cybersecurity professionals** with no prior scripting experience
- IT enthusiasts interested in **Python for hacking** and automation
- **Prerequisites:**
- **No prior hacking experience** required
- Basic **computer literacy** (Windows/Linux navigation)
- Laptop/PC capable of running **virtual machines** (VMware/VirtualBox)
- Stable **internet connection** for tool downloads
### Curriculum Highlights
- **Key Topics Covered:**
- Setting up an **ethical hacking lab** (Windows, Ubuntu, Metasploitable)
- **Python scripting fundamentals** for automation in cybersecurity
- Working with **URLs, files, and scripts** in a pentesting context
- **Hands-on penetration testing** with 12 **Pentest_Hacking_Test** scripts
- **Scanning, enumeration, and exploitation** techniques using Python
- **Key Skills Learned:**
- Automating **hacking tasks** with Python scripts
- Understanding **real-world pentesting workflows**
- Writing **offensive security tools** for ethical hacking
- Configuring **virtual labs** for safe practice
- Applying Python in **cybersecurity assessments**
### Course Format
- **Duration:** **1.5 hours** on-demand video
- **Format:** **Self-paced online course** (lifetime access)
- **Resources:**
- **20+ Python code tests** for foundational practice
- **12 hands-on penetration-testing exercises**
- **Downloadable scripts** and lab setup guides
- **Certificate of completion**
- Mobile and TV access
### Additional Details
- **Course Language:** English
- **Enrollment:** **5,900+ students**
- **Rating:** **4.4/5** (based on 52 reviews)
- **Focus:** **Beginner-friendly**, **practical**, and **hands-on** with **no unnecessary theory**
