CS50P – Python Learning & Security Projects

This repository documents my Python learning journey through Harvard's CS50's Introduction to Programming with Python (CS50P).

Alongside the official course exercises and problem sets, I build small personal projects that apply the Python concepts I learn to cybersecurity, SOC analysis, and security automation.

What I'm Learning

The course covers Python fundamentals including:

• Variables and data types
• Functions and arguments
• String manipulation
• Conditionals and Boolean logic
• Loops
• Exceptions
• Libraries
• Unit testing
• File I/O
• Regular expressions
• Object-oriented programming

Repository Structure

The repository is organized by course week.

Each week contains two types of work:

CS50P Exercises

• Course exercises
• Problem sets
• Coding practice

Personal Projects

• Small programs built independently
• Cybersecurity-focused exercises
• SOC and security automation experiments
• Projects that reinforce concepts learned during that week

Example structure:

CS50P/ ├── Week_0/ │ ├── indoor.py │ ├── playback.py │ ├── faces.py │ ├── einstein.py │ ├── tip.py │ └── personal/ │ └── soc_triage.py │ ├── Week_1/ │ ├── Exercise/ │ │ ├── bank.py │ │ ├── deep.py │ │ ├── extensions.py │ │ ├── interpreter.py │ │ └── meal.py │ └── personal/ │ └── ... │ └── ...

Personal Security Projects

SOC Alert Triage

One of my first personal Python exercises applies basic Python concepts to a simple SOC alert-triage scenario.

The script collects:

• Username
• Source IP address
• Number of failed login attempts
• Whether a successful login followed the failures

It then uses conditional logic to classify the activity as:

• LOW
• MEDIUM
• HIGH
• CRITICAL

This project was built to reinforce:

• input()
• Variables
• Functions
• Integer conversion
• if / elif / else
• Boolean conditions
• Return values
• f-strings

As I learn more Python, I plan to gradually improve these security-focused scripts using concepts introduced later in the course.

Running the Programs

Python 3 is required.

Clone the repository or open it locally, navigate to the appropriate directory, and run a script with:

python filename.py

For example:

python soc_triage.py

Goal

My goal is not only to complete CS50P, but to develop a strong Python foundation that I can eventually apply to security operations, log analysis, automation, APIs, data processing, and other cybersecurity workflows.

Rather than jumping directly into security-specific Python scripts, this repository tracks the fundamentals first and shows how those skills develop over time.

Status

🚧 In Progress

Currently working through CS50P and expanding the personal security projects as new Python concepts are introduced.