How to Save Time Using Python Automations

If you ve ever been faced with repetitive and tedious tasks such as renaming hundreds of files or updating dizzying amounts of spreadsheet cells, then you know what a time–saving boon automation can be. In Python for Automation, you ll discover an easy–to–learn programming language that allows any organization to perform impressive, time–saving feats of automation. Whether it s organizing or renaming file folders, watermarking or encrypting PDFs, launching programs, or sending reminder emails and voicemails, this course shows you how to to write programs that will do in minutes what would have taken hours to do by hand all with no prior programming experience required. Taught by Python developer Sam Pettus, who has a passion for increasing efficiency and programming confidence in others, the course provides a templated approach that allows you to create your own graceful solutions to routine, humdrum tasks you d rather not do.

Learning Objectives

Search for text in a file or across multiple files

Automate web browsing

Reading and writing files

Updating and formatting data in Excel spreadsheets of any size

Split, merge, watermark, and encrypt PDFs

Fill out online forms

Learn the basics of Python automation

Setup your Python environment for automation workflows

About the Expert

Sam Pettus: An avid Python developer and sought–after consultant helping individuals and organizations unlock confidence in programming.