Automate the Boring Stuff with Python

Informationen zum Autor 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). Klappentext 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 handno 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 formsFinding, extracting, and manipulating text and data in files and spreadsheetsCopying, moving, renaming, or compressing saved files on your computerSplitting, merging, and extracting text from PDFs and Word documentsInteracting with applications through custom mouse and keyboard macrosManaging 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 . Zusammenfassung 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 handno 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 thorou...

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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.

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.

  Inhalt
  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