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The bestselling introduction to Python programming, revised to include the latest Python features, improved explanations, and new chapters about databases and sound files. The bestselling introduction to Python programming, revised to include the latest Python features, improved explanations, and new chapters about databases and sound files. 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 this work for you? In this fully revised third edition of 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. Early chapters will teach you the fundamentals of Python through clear explanations and engaging examples. You'll write your first Python program; work with strings, lists, dictionaries, and other data structures; then use regular expressions to find and manipulate text patterns. Once you've mastered the basics, you'll tackle projects that teach you to use Python to automate tasks like- Searching the web, downloading content, and filling out forms Finding, extracting, and manipulating text and data in files and spreadsheets Copying, moving, renaming, or compressing saved files on your computerSplitting, merging, and extracting text from PDFs and Word documents Interacting with applications through custom mouse and keyboard macros Managing your inbox, unsubscribing from lists, and sending email or text notifications New to this edition- All code and examples have been thoroughly updated. You'll also find four new chapters on database integration, speech recognition, and audio and video editing, as well as 16 new programming projects and expanded coverage of developer techniques like creating command line programs. Don't spend your time on work a well-trained monkey could do. Even if you've never written a line of code, you can pass off that grunt work to your computer. Learn how in Automate the Boring Stuff with Python.

Table of Contents:
Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Programming Fundamentals Chapter 1: Python Basics Chapter 2: if-else and Flow Control Chapter 3: Loops Chapter 4: Functions Chapter 5: Debugging Chapter 6: Lists Chapter 7: Dictionaries and Structuring Data Chapter 8: Strings and Text Editing Part II: Automating Tasks Chapter 9: Text Pattern Matching with Regular Expressions Chapter 10: Reading and Writing Files Chapter 11: Organizing Files Chapter 12: Designing and Deploying Command Line Programs Chapter 13: Web Scraping Chapter 14: Excel Spreadsheets Chapter 15: Google Sheets Chapter 16: SQLite Databases Chapter 17: PDF and Word Documents Chapter 18: CSV, JSON, and XML Files Chapter 19: Keeping Time, Scheduling Tasks, and Launching Programs Chapter 20: Sending Email, Texts, and Push Notifications Chapter 21: Making Graphs and Manipulating Images Chapter 22: Recognizing Text in Images Chapter 23: Controlling the Keyboard and Mouse Chapter 24: Text-to-Speech and Speech Recognition Engines Appendix A: Installing Third-Party Packages Appendix B: Answers to the Practice Questions Index

About the Author :
Al Sweigart is a software developer, fellow of the Python Software Foundation, and author of several popular programming books including The Big Book of Small Python Projects, Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python, Coding with Minecraft, and The Recursive Book of Recursion (all from No Starch Press).

Review :
Praise for the second edition of Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: "With lessons on how to use Python to program Excel spreadsheets, crawl websites, parse PDFs and Word documents, send emails, and other productivity-boosting task automation, it's a stellar resource for office workers, academics, and administrators." —Mashable "I think many educational resources jump levels way too quickly. One of the best I ever used was Automate the Boring Stuff with Python - that book stayed at the right level the whole way!" —Oscar Baruffa, @OscarBaruffa


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781718503403
  • Publisher: No Starch Press,US
  • Publisher Imprint: No Starch Press,US
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 672
  • Returnable: Y
  • ISBN-10: 1718503407
  • Publisher Date: 20 May 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Width: 177 mm


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