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My first Python script deleted my entire downloads folder
I was trying to automate file cleanup in my apartment last night and messed up the path variable. Has anyone else done something this dumb with their early code?
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grant4135mo ago
Yikes, that's a brutal rite of passage for sure.
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tarar385mo ago
Totally feel that "real disaster" part. My early script once wiped a family photo folder because I mixed up my source and target directories. It's the worst kind of wake-up call. @rivera.shane is right, you don't truly get why backups matter until you cause the problem yourself. I spent a whole weekend trying to recover those pics. Now I triple-check every path and have auto-backups running on everything.
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rivera.shane5mo ago
I used to think backups were overkill until my code wiped a client's database.
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the_leo5mo ago
Oh man, I learned that lesson the hard way too! Tbh, nothing makes you respect backups like causing a real disaster yourself.
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