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Automate the Boring Stuff with Python

Learn practical Python the way office heroes do: expressions, flow control, data structures, regular expressions, and text-data automation, all in runnable bite-size playgrounds. Derived and adapted from Al Sweigart's book 'Automate the Boring Stuff with Python' (3rd edition), which is freely available online under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 license.

  • Python
  • 45 lessons
  • ~9 hours
  • Free
  • by Al Sweigart

Learn Python for free on Libre Academy with the Automate the Boring Stuff with Python course: 45 interactive lessons you complete by writing real code in a built-in editor, graded instantly by hidden tests. No paywall, no sign-up. It's part of the free, open-source desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux.

What you get

  • Hands-on lessons with a real editor and instant, test-graded feedback.
  • Free and open source, with no account required to start.
  • Works offline in the free desktop app for macOS, Windows and Linux.
  • Python runs instantly in the app.

What's inside

  • Python Basics
  • Flow Control: Decisions and Loops
  • Functions
  • Lists
  • Dictionaries and Structuring Data
  • Strings and Text Editing
  • Text Pattern Matching with Regular Expressions
  • Reading and Writing Files (In Memory)
  • Organizing Data: CSV and JSON
  • Debugging
  • Capstone: Three Classic Projects

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