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 of 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.
