Work & Development · Python & Automation

Python for Everyday Automation

Preview a script’s changes, keep the original files, and explain bad input clearly.

Level: Intermediate
Lessons: 9 lessons in 3 modules
Estimated study: About 32 hours
Format: Online, self-paced

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Use a computer with a keyboard and a current browser. Individual lessons explain the tools needed for each exercise.

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About this course

Continue after learning Python basics. Build an event-report script one small step at a time. Choose which files it may read, preview the reports it would create, and check CSV or JSON data before calculating totals. Practice a small local API, add command-line options, and test errors. Keep original files unchanged and refuse to overwrite earlier reports.

What you will be able to do

Process CSV and JSON data with repeatable scripts.
Request and validate data from a documented API.
Provide a dry run, useful errors and tests for an automation task.

Course outline

Choose the allowed files, preview each planned report, and prevent duplicate output names.

Define a Bounded File Workspace3 hFree preview
Preview a Batch Before Writing Any Reports3 h
Detect Collisions and Rerun Safely3 h

Read CSV and JSON data, check the values, and practice a local API with clear limits.

Validate and Transform Fictional Event CSV Records3 h 30 min
Preserve JSON Types and Data Contracts3 h 30 min
Request a Bounded API Response with an Offline Fixture3 h 30 min

Add command-line options, test useful examples and failures, and explain how to run the tool.

Package a Preview-First Command-Line Tool4 h
Test Data Boundaries and Failure Behavior4 h
Deliver a Fictional Event-Report Generator4 h 30 min

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