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Cybersecurity Fundamentals / Secure Development

Parameter validation

Learn Parameter validation in Cybersecurity Fundamentals with a focused explanation, a topic-specific example, edge guidance, and a mastery check.

12 min read • Intermediate
cybersecurity-057.txt
text 
def parse_page(raw):
    page=int(raw)
    if not 1<=page<=1000: raise ValueError("page out of range")
    return page
print(parse_page("7"))
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