Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: Practical Programming

Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: Practical Programming for Total Beginners

If youâ‚¬ve ever spent hours renaming files or updating hundreds of spreadsheet cells, you know how tedious tasks like these can be. But what if you could have your computer do them for you?

In Automate the Boring Stuff with Python, youâ‚¬ll learn how to use Python to write programs that do in minutes what would take you hours to do by handâ‚¬"no prior programming experience required. Once youâ‚¬ve mastered the basics of programming, youâ‚¬ll create Python programs that effortlessly perform useful and impressive feats of automation to:
â‚¬â€œSearch for text in a file or across multiple files
â‚¬â€œCreate, update, move, and rename files and folders
â‚¬â€œSearch the Web and download online content
â‚¬â€œUpdate and format data in Excel spreadsheets of any size
â‚¬â€œSplit, merge, watermark, and encrypt PDFs
â‚¬â€œSend reminder emails and text notifications
â‚¬â€œFill out online forms

Step-by-step instructions walk you through each program, and practice projects at the end of each chapter challenge you to improve those programs and use your newfound skills to automate similar tasks.

Donâ‚¬t spend your time doing work a well-trained monkey could do. Even if youâ‚¬ve never written a line of code, you can make your computer do the grunt work. Learn how in Automate the Boring Stuff with Python.

Note: The programs in this book are written to run on Python 3.
Country USA
Brand No Starch Press
Manufacturer No Starch Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 22524637
Color Cream
ReleaseDate 2015-04-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781593275990

Country	USA
Brand	No Starch Press
Manufacturer	No Starch Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	22524637
Color	Cream
ReleaseDate	2015-04-14
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781593275990

Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: Practical Programming for Total Beginners

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