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User Input Validation for Python

This course will teach you how to validate user input securely in Python using runtime validation, schema validation with Pydantic, and safe deserialization techniques.

Beginner
31m

Created by Tejprakash Kumawat

Last Updated Sep 03, 2026

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User Input Validation for Python

This course will teach you how to validate user input securely in Python using runtime validation, schema validation with Pydantic, and safe deserialization techniques.

Beginner
31m

Created by Tejprakash Kumawat

Last Updated Sep 03, 2026

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What you'll learn

Accepting user input safely is a fundamental part of secure Python development. In this course, User Input Validation for Python, you'll learn how to validate data before it reaches your application logic. First, you'll explore handling type errors and validating numeric input. Next, you'll discover how type hints and Pydantic simplify schema validation. Finally, you'll learn how to prevent insecure deserialization by avoiding unsafe Pickle usage and safely processing YAML and JSON data. When you're finished with this course, you'll have the skills needed to build Python applications that process external input securely.

User Input Validation for Python
Beginner
31m
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Tejprakash Kumawat - Pluralsight course - User Input Validation for Python
Tejprakash Kumawat
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Tejprakash is a software engineer with a background in backend development. He is currently focused on IoT security and data engineering, building secure, scalable, high-performance systems.

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