In this fully revised third edition of 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 …

Introduction Chapter 1 – Python Basics Chapter 2 – Flow Control Chapter 3 – Functions Chapter 4 – Lists Chapter 5 – Dictionaries and Structuring Data Chapter 6 – Manipulating Strings …

Chapter 1 - Python Basics Chapter 2 - if-else and Flow Control Chapter 3 - Loops Chapter 4 - Functions Chapter 5 - Debugging Chapter 6 - Lists Chapter 7 - Dictionaries and Structuring …

Most of this book’s examples (and Python’s documentation) use generic variable names like spam, eggs, and bacon, which come from the Monty Python “Spam” sketch.

Using the interactive shell is great for learning what basic Python instructions do, so give it a try as you follow along. You’ll remember the things you do much better than the things you only read.

All Python programs can call a basic set of functions called built-in functions, including the print (), input (), and len () functions you’ve seen before. Python also comes with a set of modules …

The first part of this book covers basic Python programming concepts, and the second part covers various tasks you can have your computer automate. Each chapter in the second part has …

Using the interactive shell is great for learning what basic Python instructions do, so give it a try as you follow along. You’ll remember the things you do much better than the things you only read.

Python’s two kinds of loops, while and for, open up the full power of automation, because they can run lines of code millions of times per second. You’ll also learn how to import code libraries, …

Many developers have written their own modules, extending Python’s capabilities beyond what is provided by the standard library of modules packaged with Python.