Learn impressive, time-saving feats of automation



Learn impressive, time-saving feats of automation

What you'll learn
Learn the fundamentals of Python automations
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

Requirements
Basic Python Experience
Description
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