{"product_id":"automate-the-boring-stuff-with-python-3rd-edition-isbn-9781718503403","title":"Automate the Boring Stuff with Python, 3rd Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling introduction to Python programming, revised to include the latest Python features, improved explanations, and new chapters about databases and sound files.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this fully revised third edition of \u003ci\u003eAutomate the Boring Stuff with Python\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce you’ve mastered the basics, you’ll tackle projects that teach you to use Python to automate tasks like:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Searching the web, downloading content, and filling out forms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinding, extracting, and manipulating text and data in files and spreadsheets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCopying, moving, renaming, or compressing saved files on your computerSplitting, merging, and extracting text from PDFs and Word documents\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInteracting with applications through custom mouse and keyboard macros\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManaging your inbox, unsubscribing from lists, and sending email or text notifications\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew to this edition:\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDon’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 \u003ci\u003eAutomate the Boring Stuff with Python\u003c\/i\u003e.Foreword\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart I: Programming Fundamentals\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eChapter 1: Python Basics\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2: if-else and Flow Control\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3: Loops\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4: Functions\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5: Debugging\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6: Lists\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7: Dictionaries and Structuring Data\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8: Strings and Text Editing\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart II: Automating Tasks\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eChapter 9: Text Pattern Matching with Regular Expressions\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10: Reading and Writing Files\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11: Organizing Files\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12: Designing and Deploying Command Line Programs\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13: Web Scraping\u003cbr\u003eChapter 14: Excel Spreadsheets\u003cbr\u003eChapter 15: Google Sheets\u003cbr\u003eChapter 16: SQLite Databases\u003cbr\u003eChapter 17: PDF and Word Documents\u003cbr\u003eChapter 18: CSV, JSON, and XML Files\u003cbr\u003eChapter 19: Keeping Time, Scheduling Tasks, and Launching Programs\u003cbr\u003eChapter 20: Sending Email, Texts, and Push Notifications\u003cbr\u003eChapter 21: Making Graphs and Manipulating Images\u003cbr\u003eChapter 22: Recognizing Text in Images\u003cbr\u003eChapter 23: Controlling the Keyboard and Mouse\u003cbr\u003eChapter 24: Text-to-Speech and Speech Recognition Engines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A: Installing Third-Party Packages\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B: Answers to the Practice Questions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ePraise for the second edition of \u003ci\u003eAutomate the Boring Stuff with Python\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Mashable\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I think many educational resources jump levels way too quickly. 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