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Complete Python Scripting for Automation
Complete Python Scripting for Automation

Complete Python Scripting for Automation: Get up to speed with automating repetitive tasks with Python

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  • Understand how to use Atom Editor to run a Python script
  • Get to grips with arithmetic and assignment operators

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Over the last few years, Python has gained immense popularity. The demand for the programming language in the job market has particularly increased and being well-versed with it can help you enter some of the most exciting industries, including data science, artificial intelligence (AI), web applications, server-side automation, and home automation. This course will make it easy for you to learn Python, with an emphasis on server-side automation. You will not only get to grips with core Python but also focus on advanced Python. Gradually, the course will take you through writing a Python script to print the OS name. You’ll also learn how to pass elements into a program using *args. To build on your knowledge further, you’ll understand the technique of transferring a file from a local server to a remote server and vice versa using paramiko. By the end of this course, you will have learned how to automate a wide variety of tasks with the help of Python scripting. All codes and supporting files are available at- https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Complete-Python-Scripting-for-Automation

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This course is for anyone who is just getting started with programming and is looking to learn Python from scratch.

What you will learn

  • Understand how to use Python scripting for automation
  • Get hands-on with core Python and advanced Python
  • Delve into the OS module and its various functions such as os.name and os.error

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Table of Contents

23 Chapters
Introduction Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Basics of print, indentation, comments and special characters Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Basics of variables and Data Types Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Complete String Operations Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Data Structures of Python Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Operators of Python Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Conditional statements Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Working with Python Modules Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
sys module Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
OS Module Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Loops - for and while loops with break, continue and pass Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
datetime module to work with dates and times Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
subprocess Module: To execute any Operating System Commands with python Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Working with text files Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Working with csv Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Working with files like json Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Exception Handling Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Functions Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Regular expression with re module Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Paramiko module to work with remote servers using python Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Shutil module Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
OOPS for Real Time Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Windows Subsystem for Linux Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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