Perforce automation with Python

Welcome to Perforce Automation with Python!

This course is designed to provide you with practical, hands-on learning focused on automating common user actions in Perforce Helix Core – a widely used Version Control System in the tech and creative industries.

You will gain knowledge in transforming tedious manual work your teammates perform every day into a glorious single-button-click solution provided by you. By the end of the course, you'll be equipped with the skills to handle tasks such as:

• Establishing connections to Perforce servers.

• Checking out files and marking files for addition.

• Creating and managing changelists, including moving files between them.

• Reverting, shelving, and unshelving files.

• Syncing files and resolving conflicts.

• Submitting files.

• Building notification systems to alert users about specific Perforce events, such as new submissions or exclusive checkouts.

• Integrating Perforce automation into custom production tools to suit unique project needs.

Lectures are workshops!

This course is all about practice, with every lecture in the core section designed as a hands-on workshop. Each lecture follows a this structure to maximize your learning:

1. Goal Introduction: I’ll explain what we aim to achieve and show you the final result so you know what to work toward.

2. Core Hints: You’ll get key insights and tips to guide your implementation.

3. Coding Together: We’ll write Python code together to reach the goal step by step.

   
   

Course Features

• Source Code Included: Access the complete scripts covered in the course.

• GUI Integration: Learn how to build a debug GUI using PySide6 and QtDesigner to interact with your automation tools effortlessly.

• Short and Targeted Lessons: Each lecture addresses a specific task, making it easy to learn at your own pace.

Whether you're a Technical Director, Pipeline Architect, Technical Artist, DevOps or just someone looking to improve your production pipelines with Python, this course will empower you to unlock the full potential of Perforce automation.