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

Sweigart, Al

ISBN 10: 1593275994 / ISBN 13: 9781593275990

Published by No Starch Press, 2015

Book is in acceptable condition. May have shelf wear, edge wear, and spine wear, but a very readable copy. May not come with supplemental materials if applicable. Does not include original dustcover jacket. Possibly Ex Library Copy. Seller Inventory # LFM.8NIQ

Synopsis:

If you 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, you ll learn how to use Python to write programs that do in minutes what would take you hours to do by hand no prior programming experience required. Once you ve mastered the basics of programming, you ll create Python programs that effortlessly perform useful and impressive feats of automation to: Search for text in a file or across multiple files Create, update, move, and rename files and folders Search the Web and download online content Update and format data in Excel spreadsheets of any size Split, merge, watermark, and encrypt PDFs Send reminder emails and text notifications Fill 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 u

About the Author: Al Sweigart is a professional software developer who teaches programming to kids and mentors adult students. His programming tutorials can be found at inventwithpython.com/blog. He has written three popular self-published books that teach Python to beginners, including Invent Your Own Computer Games with Python, Making Games with Python & Pygame, and Hacking Secret Ciphers with Python.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: ...
Publisher: No Starch Press
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: acceptable