Automate the boring stuff with Python: practical programming for total beginners

Part I: Programming fundamentals. Python basics

if-else and flow control

Loops

Functions

Debugging

Lists

Dictionaries and structuring data

Strings and text editing

Part II: Automating tasks. Text pattern matching with regular expressions

Reading and writing files

Organizing files

Designing and deploying command line programs

Web scraping

Excel spreadsheets

Google Sheets

SQLite databases

PDf and Word documents

CSV, JSON, and XML files

Keeping time, scheduling tasks, and launching programs

Sending email, texts, and push notifications

Making graphs and manipulating images

Recognizing text in images

Controlling the keyboard and mouse

Text-to-speech and speech recognition engines

Appendix A: Installing third-party packages

Appendix B: answers to the practice questions.

Python programming basics. Python basics ; Flow control ; Functions ; Lists ; Dictionaries and structuring data ; Manipulating strings

Automating tasks. Pattern matching with regular expressions ; Input validation ; Reading and writing files ; Organizing files ; Debugging ; Web scraping ; Working with Excel spreadsheets ; Working with Google sheets ; Working with PDF and Word documents ; Working with CSV files and JSON data ; Keeping time, scheduling tasks, and launching programs ; Sending email and text messages ; Manipulating images ; Controlling the keyboard and mouse with GUI automation

Appendix A: Installing third-party modules

Appendix B: Running programs

Appendix C: Answers to the practice questions