Python Automation

  1. System and Process Automation
    1. Running External Commands
      1. Understanding System Commands
        1. The subprocess Module
          1. Running Simple Commands
            1. Capturing Command Output
              1. Handling Command Errors
                1. Working with Return Codes
                  1. Passing Input to Commands
                    1. Environment Variables in Commands
                      1. Running Commands Asynchronously
                        1. Cross-Platform Command Execution
                        2. Process Management
                          1. Listing Running Processes
                            1. Starting New Processes
                              1. Stopping Processes
                                1. Monitoring Process Status
                                  1. Process Communication
                                  2. GUI Automation
                                    1. Introduction to GUI Automation
                                      1. The pyautogui Library
                                        1. Installing pyautogui
                                          1. Screen Coordinates and Resolution
                                            1. Mouse Control
                                              1. Moving Mouse Cursor
                                                1. Clicking
                                                  1. Double-clicking
                                                    1. Right-clicking
                                                      1. Dragging
                                                        1. Scrolling
                                                        2. Keyboard Control
                                                          1. Typing Text
                                                            1. Key Combinations
                                                              1. Special Keys
                                                                1. Hotkeys
                                                                2. Screen Capture
                                                                  1. Taking Screenshots
                                                                    1. Saving Screenshots
                                                                    2. Image Recognition
                                                                      1. Locating Images on Screen
                                                                        1. Template Matching
                                                                          1. Confidence Levels
                                                                          2. Safety Features
                                                                            1. Fail-safes
                                                                              1. Pause Settings
                                                                            2. Alternative GUI Automation Tools
                                                                              1. Platform-Specific Considerations

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                                                                            8. Scheduling and Triggering Scripts