Automate The Boring Stuff With Python : (Record no. 7171)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781593279929 (pbk) |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QA76.73 .P98 |
| Item number | S974 2020 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Sweigart, Al. |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Automate The Boring Stuff With Python : |
| Remainder of title | practical programming for total beginners / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Al Sweigart. |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | 2nd Edition, Ninth printing. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | San Francisco: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | No Starch Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2020. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxxix, 547 Pages: |
| Other physical details | illustrations; |
| Dimensions | 23 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Python programming basics. Python basics ; Flow control ; Functions ; Lists ; Dictionaries and structuring data ; Manipulating strings -- Automating tasks. Pattern matching with regular expressions ; Input validation ; Reading and writing files ; Organizing files ; Debugging ; Web scraping ; Working with Excel spreadsheets ; Working with Google sheets ; Working with PDF and Word documents ; Working with CSV files and JSON data ; Keeping time, scheduling tasks, and launching programs ; Sending email and text messages ; Manipulating images ; Controlling the keyboard and mouse with GUI automation -- Appendix A: Installing third-party modules -- Appendix B: Running programs -- Appendix C: Answers to the practice questions |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | If you've ever spent hours renaming files or updating hundreds of spreadsheet cells, you know how tedious tasks like these can be. But what if you could have your computer do them for you. In this fully revised second edition of the best-selling classic Automate the Boring Stuff with Python, you'll 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. You'll learn the basics Python and explore Python's rich library of modules for performing specific tasks, like scraping data off websites, reading PDF and Word documents, and automating clicking and typing tasks. Step-by-step instructions walk you through each program, and updated practice projects at the end of each chapter challenge you to improve those programs and use your newfound skills to automate similar tasks. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Python (Computer program language) |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Computer programming. |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Software. |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
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| Library of Congress Classification | General Collection | Rabdan Academy | Rabdan Academy | General Stacks | 10/15/2025 | White Lion | 122.64 | QA76.73 .P98 S974 2020 | 23577 | 10/15/2025 | C. 1 | 10/15/2025 | Books | AED 122.64 | |||||
| Library of Congress Classification | General Collection | Zayed Military University | Zayed Military University | General Stacks | 10/15/2025 | White Lion | 122.64 | QA76.73 .P98 S974 2020 | 23578 | 10/15/2025 | C. 2 | 10/15/2025 | Books | AED 122.64 |