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Computer programming -- Study and teaching.
Computer programming.
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Sweigart, Al.
Python (Computer program language)
Computer programming -- Study and teaching.
Computer programming.
MARC Display
Automate
the
boring
stuff
with
Python
:
practical
programming
for
total
beginners
/ by Al Sweigart.
by
Sweigart, Al.
No Starch Press, [2015]
Call #:
005.133 S974a
Subjects
Python
(Computer program language)
Computer
programming
-- Study and teaching.
Computer
programming
.
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ISBN:
9781718503403
9781593275990 (pbk.)
9781593279929 (pbk.)
1593275994 (pbk.)
Description:
xxi, 479 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
Summary:
"Everyone should learn to code, but not everyone needs to become a software engineer or computer scientist. This book is written for office workers, students, administrators, and anyone who uses a computer to learn how to code small,
practical
programs to
automate
tasks on their computer. 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. Once you've mastered the basics of
programming
, you'll create
Python
programs that effortlessly perform useful and impressive 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 reminder emails and text notifications; Fill out online forms. Step-by-step instructions walk you through each program, and practice projects at the end of each chapter challenge you to improve those programs and use your newfound skills to
automate
similar tasks. Free to Read Online:
Automate
the
Boring
Stuff
with
Python
is released under a Creative Commons license. You can read it, in full, on the automatetheboringstuff.com website.
Programming
is a skill that should be in the hands of everyone: No, Seriously, You Should Learn to Code. For more information, visit
Python
.org. You can download
Python
for Windows, OS X, and Ubuntu for free from
Python
.org/downloads/"--Provided by publisher.
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