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Automate the Boring Stuff with Python, 2nd Edition
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Automate the Boring Stuff with Python, 2nd Edition

by Al Sweigart
November 2019
Beginner to intermediate
592 pages
14h 43m
English
No Starch Press
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1PYTHON BASICS

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The Python programming language has a wide range of syntactical constructions, standard library functions, and interactive development environment features. Fortunately, you can ignore most of that; you just need to learn enough to write some handy little programs.

You will, however, have to learn some basic programming concepts before you can do anything. Like a wizard in training, you might think these concepts seem arcane and tedious, but with some knowledge and practice, you’ll be able to command your computer like a magic wand and perform incredible feats.

This chapter has a few examples that encourage you to type into the ...

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