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Python for Automation

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Madecraft

Python for Automation

Madecraft

Instructor: Madecraft

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

6 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

6 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Automate file handling, data parsing, and validation tasks using practical Python scripts.

  • Extract data from websites and APIs, and control a browser automatically with Python.

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August 2026

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10 assignments¹

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There are 7 modules in this course

Your files don’t have to sit around waiting for someone to open, sort, or clean them up by hand. In this module, you’ll get set up with the tools and prerequisite skills you need to build Python automations, starting with scripts that read, write, run, and organize files and directories automatically.

What's included

7 videos2 readings1 assignment

Real-world data rarely arrives in one tidy format, and a script that breaks the moment something's off isn't one you can trust. In this module, you'll build scripts that pull structured values out of multiple file formats, catch malformed input before it causes damage, and recover gracefully when something still goes wrong.

What's included

5 videos3 readings2 assignments

Every webpage is really just structured text waiting to be read by a program instead of a person. In this module, you'll learn to read that structure, find the exact piece of data you need inside it, and pull it out automatically instead of copying and pasting by hand.

What's included

4 videos2 readings2 assignments

Finding one piece of data on one page is only half the job. In this module, you'll pull out exactly the values you need from parsed HTML, and then scale that same extraction across every page of a multi-page site instead of stopping at page one.

What's included

3 videos1 reading1 assignment

Websites aren't just something to read, they're something you can drive. In this module, you'll use Selenium to fill out forms, drag elements around a page, and wait for dynamic content to load, all without touching a mouse or keyboard yourself.

What's included

5 videos3 readings2 assignments

You don't have to build everything from scratch to work with real-world data. In this module, you'll request data from live APIs, parse the JSON they send back, authenticate with an API key, and connect two APIs together so the output of one feeds directly into the next.

What's included

5 videos3 readings1 assignment

You've built real, working automations across files, data, the web, browsers, and APIs. This module points you toward what to explore next and how to keep building on what you've learned.

What's included

1 video1 reading1 assignment

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