Summary

In this chapter, we worked on a project together. We have written a script that scrapes a very simple web page and accepts optional commands that alter its behavior in doing so. We also coded a GUI application to do the same thing by clicking buttons instead of typing on a console. We hope you enjoyed reading it and following along as much as we enjoyed writing it.

We saw many different concepts, such as working with files and performing HTTP requests, and we talked about guidelines for usability and design.

We have only been able to scratch the surface, but hopefully you have a good starting point from which to expand your exploration.

Throughout the chapter, we have pointed out several different ways in which you could improve the application, and we have challenged you with a few exercises and questions. We hope you have taken the time to play with those ideas. You can learn a lot just by playing around with fun applications like the one we've coded together...