<![CDATA[Automate the Borning Stuff with Python (2nd Edition) - Practical Programming for Total Beginners]]>Link
https://automatetheboringstuff.com/

What is it?
Automate the Boring stuff by Al Sweigart is a book available for purchase as hard copy and online via a CC license. It teaches Python (Python 3) skills from scratch using concrete use cases such as searching for text across multiple files, updating files and folders or splitting and merging PDFs.

Who is it for?
Like it says in the title ... it's for "total beginners" to Python 😜

]]>https://community.openpreservation.org//topic/16/automate-the-borning-stuff-with-python-2nd-edition-practical-programming-for-total-beginnersRSS for NodeThu, 16 Jul 2026 16:39:25 GMTTue, 20 Jun 2023 07:43:22 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Automate the Borning Stuff with Python (2nd Edition) - Practical Programming for Total Beginners on Thu, 22 Jun 2023 12:27:27 GMT]]>@LotteW said in Automate the Borning Stuff with Python (2nd Edition) - Practical Programming for Total Beginners:

inventing your own computer games with Python

this sounds fun !!!

]]>https://community.openpreservation.org//post/32https://community.openpreservation.org//post/32Thu, 22 Jun 2023 12:27:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Automate the Borning Stuff with Python (2nd Edition) - Practical Programming for Total Beginners on Wed, 21 Jun 2023 14:54:26 GMT]]>@Micky Great suggestion! Still had a book voucher laying around so ordered it immediately (together with inventing your own computer games with Python) 😊

]]>https://community.openpreservation.org//post/31https://community.openpreservation.org//post/31Wed, 21 Jun 2023 14:54:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Automate the Borning Stuff with Python (2nd Edition) - Practical Programming for Total Beginners on Tue, 20 Jun 2023 10:03:01 GMT]]>@Micky This is great, thanks for sharing. I would like to add this online course for python beginners that has some problems to solve and lets you practice writing python in the browser, without all the hassle of opening a terminal!
https://codingbat.com/python

]]>https://community.openpreservation.org//post/28https://community.openpreservation.org//post/28Tue, 20 Jun 2023 10:03:01 GMT