Al Sweigart is a software developer, fellow of the Python Software Foundation, and author of several popular programming books including Automate the Boring Stuff with Python, The Big Book of Small Python Projects, Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python, Coding with Minecraft, and The Recursive Book of Recursion (all from No Starch Press).

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• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Python BasicsChapter 2: if-else and Flow ControlChapter 3: LoopsChapter 4: FunctionsChapter 5: DebuggingChapter 6: ListsChapter 7: Dictionaries and Structuring DataChapter 8: Strings and Text EditingChapter 9: Text Pattern Matching With Regular ExpressionsChapter 10: Reading and Writing FilesChapter 11: Organizing FilesChapter 12: Designing and Deploying Command Line ProgramsChapter 13: Web ScrapingChapter 14: Working with Excel SpreadsheetsChapter 15: Working with Google SheetsChapter 16: SQLite DatabasesChapter 17: PDF and Word DocumentsChapter 18: CSV, JSON, and XML FilesChapter 19: Keeping Time, Scheduling Tasks, and Launching ProgramsChapter 20: Sending Email, Texts, and Push NotificationsChapter 21: Making Graphs and Manipulating ImagesChapter 22: Recognizing Text in ImagesChapter 22: Controlling Keyboard and MouseChapter 24: Text-To-Speech and Speech Recognition EnginesAnswers

Al Sweigart is a software developer, fellow of the Python Software Foundation, and author of several popular programming books including Automate the Boring Stuff with Python, The Big Book of Small Python Projects, Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python, Coding with Minecraft, and The Recursive Book of Recursion (all from No Starch Press).

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• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Python BasicsChapter 2: if-else and Flow ControlChapter 3: LoopsChapter 4: FunctionsChapter 5: DebuggingChapter 6: ListsChapter 7: Dictionaries and Structuring DataChapter 8: Strings and Text EditingChapter 9: Text Pattern Matching With Regular ExpressionsChapter 10: Reading and Writing FilesChapter 11: Organizing FilesChapter 12: Designing and Deploying Command Line ProgramsChapter 13: Web ScrapingChapter 14: Working with Excel SpreadsheetsChapter 15: Working with Google SheetsChapter 16: SQLite DatabasesChapter 17: PDF and Word DocumentsChapter 18: CSV, JSON, and XML FilesChapter 19: Keeping Time, Scheduling Tasks, and Launching ProgramsChapter 20: Sending Email, Texts, and Push NotificationsChapter 21: Making Graphs and Manipulating ImagesChapter 22: Recognizing Text in ImagesChapter 22: Controlling Keyboard and MouseChapter 24: Text-To-Speech and Speech Recognition EnginesAnswers

Al Sweigart is a software developer, fellow of the Python Software Foundation, and author of several popular programming books including Automate the Boring Stuff with Python, The Big Book of Small Python Projects, Beyond the Basic Stuff with Python, Coding with Minecraft, and The Recursive Book of Recursion (all from No Starch Press).

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• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Python BasicsChapter 2: if-else and Flow ControlChapter 3: LoopsChapter 4: FunctionsChapter 5: DebuggingChapter 6: ListsChapter 7: Dictionaries and Structuring DataChapter 8: Strings and Text EditingChapter 9: Text Pattern Matching With Regular ExpressionsChapter 10: Reading and Writing FilesChapter 11: Organizing FilesChapter 12: Designing and Deploying Command Line ProgramsChapter 13: Web ScrapingChapter 14: Working with Excel SpreadsheetsChapter 15: Working with Google SheetsChapter 16: SQLite DatabasesChapter 17: PDF and Word DocumentsChapter 18: CSV, JSON, and XML FilesChapter 19: Keeping Time, Scheduling Tasks, and Launching ProgramsChapter 20: Sending Email, Texts, and Push NotificationsChapter 21: Making Graphs and Manipulating ImagesChapter 22: Recognizing Text in ImagesChapter 22: Controlling Keyboard and MouseChapter 24: Text-To-Speech and Speech Recognition EnginesAnswers