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Expand Up @@ -709,3 +709,16 @@ letter is a consonant.

The second approach is more readable and better documented. Additionally,
you could implement a unit test for ``is_consonant``.


Security Considerations
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Security, an ongoing process involving people and practices, ensures application confidentiality, integrity, and availability [#]_.
Any library should be secure and implement good practices that avoid or mitigate possible security risks.
This is especially relevant in libraries that request user input (such as web services).
Because security is a broad topic, we recommend you review this useful Python-specific resource:

* `10 Unknown Security Pitfalls for Python <https://blog.sonarsource.com/10-unknown-security-pitfalls-for-python>`_ - By Dennis Brinkrolf - Sonar source blog

.. [#] Wikipedia - `Software development security <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_development_security>`_.