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Automate the Boring Stuff with Python,2nd Edition 版本: Practical Programming for Total Beginners
Authors: Al Sweigart
ISBN-10 书号: 1593279922
ISBN-13 书号: 9781593279929
Edition 版本: 2
Publisher Finelybook 出版日期: 2019-11-12
pages 页数: 592 pages
Book Description
The second edition of this best-selling Python book (100,000+ copies sold in print alone) uses Python 3 to teach even the technically uninclined how to write programs that do in minutes what would take hours to do by hand. There is no prior programming experience required and the book is loved by liberal arts majors and geeks alike.
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 this fully revised second edition of the best-selling classic 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. You’ll learn the basics Python and explore Python’s rich library of modules for performing specific tasks,like scraping data off websites,reading PDF and Word documents,and automating clicking and typing tasks.
The second edition of this international fan favorite includes a brand-new chapter on input validation,as well as tutorials on automating Gmail and Google Sheets,plus tips on automatically updating CSV files. You’ll learn how to create programs that effortlessly perform useful 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 email responses and text notifications
Fill out online forms
Step-by-step instructions walk you through each program,and updated practice projects at the end of each chapter challenge you to improve those programs and use your newfound skills to automate similar tasks.
Don’t spend your time doing work a well-trained monkey could do. Even if you’ve never written a line of code,you can make your computer do the grunt work. Learn how in Automate the Boring Stuff with Python,2nd Edition.
Part l: Python Programming Basics
Chapter 1: Python Basics
Chapter 2: Flow Control
Chapter 3: Functions
Chapter 4: Lists
Chapter 5: Dictionaries and Structuring Data
Chapter 6: Manipulating Strings
Part ll: Automating Tasks
Chapter 7: Pattern Matching with Regular Expressions
Chapter 8: Input Validation
Chapter 9: Reading and Writing Files
Chapter 10: Organizing Files
Chapter 11: Debugging
Chapter 12: Web Scraping
Chapter 13: Working with Excel Spreadsheets
Chapter 14: Working with Google Sheets
Chapter 15: Working with PDF and Word Documents
Chapter 16: Working with CSV Files and JSON Data
Chapter 17: Keeping Time，Scheduling Tasks，and Launching Programs
Chapter 18: Sending Email and Text Messages
Chapter 19: Manipulating Images
Chapter 20: 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
Index
