Python Automation & Scripting Training

Automate everything with this practical 2-day training focused on real-world scripting and task automation. Learn to manipulate files, scrape websites, manage systems, and build CLI tools that save hours of repetitive work every week.

Training Details


Duration	2 days (16 hours)
Level	Beginner
Delivery	In-person, Live online, Hybrid
Certification	N/A

Who Is This For?

System administrators automating daily tasks
DevOps engineers writing operational scripts
Analysts automating data collection and reports
Anyone who wants to eliminate repetitive manual work
Teams adopting Python for internal tooling

Learning Outcomes

After completing this training, participants will be able to:

Automate file and directory operations with pathlib and shutil
Scrape and parse web content with requests and BeautifulSoup
Manage system processes and execute shell commands from Python
Build professional CLI tools with argparse and click
Schedule and monitor automated tasks
Package scripts for distribution and reuse across teams

Detailed Agenda

Day 1: File Operations and Web Scraping

Module 1: File System Automation

pathlib for cross-platform file and directory operations
Reading, writing, and transforming files (text, CSV, JSON, YAML)
Batch renaming, organizing, and archiving with shutil
Hands-on: Build a file organizer that sorts files by type, date, and size

Module 2: Working with Structured Data

Parsing CSV files with the csv module and pandas
Reading and writing JSON and YAML configuration files
Working with Excel files using openpyxl
Hands-on: Automate a weekly report that aggregates data from multiple sources

Module 3: Web Scraping

HTTP requests with the requests library
HTML parsing with BeautifulSoup
Handling pagination, authentication, and rate limits
Hands-on: Scrape product listings and export to a structured format

Module 4: Working with APIs

RESTful API consumption with requests
Authentication with API keys and OAuth tokens
Parsing JSON responses and handling errors
Hands-on: Build a Slack/Teams notification bot using webhooks

Day 2: System Administration and CLI Tools

Module 5: System Administration

Running shell commands with subprocess
Process management and monitoring
Environment variables and configuration management
Hands-on: Build a system health check script that monitors disk, memory, and services

Module 6: Regular Expressions for Text Processing

regex patterns for search, match, and substitution
Parsing log files and extracting structured data
Text transformation and cleanup automation
Hands-on: Build a log analyzer that extracts errors and generates summaries

Module 7: Building CLI Tools

argparse for command-line argument parsing
click for professional CLI applications
Rich output with colors, progress bars, and tables
Hands-on: Build a multi-command CLI tool for project management tasks

Module 8: Scheduling and Packaging

Scheduling scripts with cron and schedule library
Logging with the logging module
Packaging scripts with pyproject.toml and entry points
Hands-on: Package, schedule, and deploy an automation script to run on a server

Prerequisites

Basic computer literacy and command line familiarity
Python Fundamentals or basic Python knowledge (variables, loops, functions)
No prior automation experience required
Access to a laptop with Python 3.10+ installed

Delivery Formats

Format	Description
In-Person	On-site at your company’s location, hands-on with direct interaction
Live Online	Interactive virtual sessions with screen sharing and real-time labs
Hybrid	Combination of on-site and remote sessions, flexible scheduling

All formats include hands-on labs, course materials, ready-to-use script templates, and post-training support.