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Automating Tasks with Python

Build scripts to automate various types of tasks using Python

Created byBluelime Learning Solutions

Last updated 3/2026

English

What you'll learn

Web Scraping: Extract information from website using a Python Script
Extract information from PDF with a Python Script
Watermark PDF with a Python Script
Split PDF with a Python Script
Encrypt PDF with a Python Script
Read and write to a text file with a Python Script
Read and write to a CSV file with a Python Script
Send emails with a Python Script
Load and manipulate images with a Python Script

Course content

21 sections • 166 lectures • 17h 23m total length

Introduction1:52
What is Python5:16
What is a Python Script0:42
What is Automation1:41
Installing Python on Windows4:34
Installing Python on Macs6:57
Installing Pycharm on Windows4:24
Changing Pycharm Theme2:37
PyCharm Windows configuration : Part 17:18
PyCharm Windows configuration : Part 28:04
Pycharm Installation on Macs3:30
Pycharm Mac Configuration11:17
Installing Atom3:57
Install Visual Studio Code6:00

What are Functions8:35
Python Return Keyword Value2:44
Python Default Parameter Value5:58
Python Keyword Arguments6:05
Functions returning other functions3:00
Assigning Functions to variables5:09
Global and local Variable Scopes7:52
Nesting Functions5:33
Nesting Functions Accessing Variable Scope5:02
Function Pass Keyword1:09
Passing functions as arguments5:46
VarArgs Parameter7:21
Python DocStrings6:43
Python Decorators11:00

What is OOP6:15
Creating a class10:39
Instantiating a class7:47
Modifying a class7:40
Class and instance variables2:12
Inheritance: Part 17:06
Inheritance: Part 26:10
Inheritance: Part 39:56
Inheritance: Part 47:31
Polymorphism : Part 14:33
Polymorphism : Part 28:24
Polymorphism : Part 39:20
Encapsulation: Part 16:28
Encapsulation: Part 26:43
Encapsulation: Part 38:23
Abstraction: Part 19:05
Abstraction: Part 214:14
Python Functions Vs Python Methods4:28

Requirements

No Python experience required
Python is required: Installation is covered in the course
Basic computer skills: Surfing websites, opening and saving files etc.

Description

Automation is the execution of a task or series of task with little or no human interaction.

python scripts are used to automate various task.

Python scripts can be run by humans or a bot.

A bot is a piece of software used to automate python scripts

Automation can save you time and increase your productivity especially for repetitive tasks.

This beginners course covers some useful fundamentals of Python programming language.

The tasks we will automate in this course are:

Web scraping
PDF extraction
Watermarking PDF
Splitting PDF
Encrypting PDF
Reading & writing to text files
Reading & writing to csv files
Sending emails
Working with scheduler
Loading and manipulating images

Who this course is for:

Beginners to Python
Beginners to Automation
Beginners to programming