Python Automation

  1. Advanced Topics and Best Practices
    1. Structuring Automation Projects
      1. Project Organization
        1. Directory Structure
          1. File Naming Conventions
            1. Code Organization Patterns
            2. Configuration Management
              1. Configuration Files
                1. INI Files
                  1. JSON Configuration
                    1. YAML Configuration
                      1. Environment Variables
                      2. Separating Configuration from Code
                        1. Environment-Specific Configurations
                        2. Code Modularity
                          1. Breaking Code into Functions
                            1. Creating Reusable Modules
                              1. Class-Based Organization
                            2. Logging and Monitoring
                              1. The logging Module
                                1. Basic Logging Setup
                                  1. Log Levels
                                    1. DEBUG
                                      1. INFO
                                        1. WARNING
                                          1. ERROR
                                            1. CRITICAL
                                            2. Log Handlers
                                              1. Console Handler
                                                1. File Handler
                                                  1. Rotating File Handler
                                                  2. Log Formatters
                                                    1. Logger Configuration
                                                    2. Advanced Logging Techniques
                                                      1. Multiple Loggers
                                                        1. Log Filtering
                                                          1. Custom Log Handlers
                                                            1. Structured Logging
                                                            2. Monitoring Script Performance
                                                              1. Execution Time Tracking
                                                                1. Memory Usage Monitoring
                                                                  1. Error Rate Tracking
                                                                2. Error Handling and Recovery
                                                                  1. Robust Exception Handling
                                                                    1. Retry Mechanisms
                                                                      1. Graceful Degradation
                                                                        1. Error Notification Systems
                                                                          1. Recovery Strategies
                                                                          2. Communication and Notifications
                                                                            1. Email Automation
                                                                              1. SMTP Configuration
                                                                                1. Composing Emails
                                                                                  1. Sending Plain Text Emails
                                                                                    1. Sending HTML Emails
                                                                                      1. Email Attachments
                                                                                        1. Email Templates
                                                                                          1. Handling Email Errors
                                                                                          2. Messaging Integration
                                                                                            1. Slack Integration
                                                                                              1. Discord Integration
                                                                                                1. Telegram Bots
                                                                                                  1. SMS Notifications
                                                                                                  2. Push Notifications
                                                                                                  3. Command-Line Interfaces
                                                                                                    1. The argparse Module
                                                                                                      1. Basic Argument Parsing
                                                                                                        1. Positional Arguments
                                                                                                          1. Optional Arguments
                                                                                                            1. Argument Types
                                                                                                              1. Default Values
                                                                                                                1. Help Messages
                                                                                                                  1. Subcommands
                                                                                                                    1. Argument Groups
                                                                                                                    2. Advanced CLI Features
                                                                                                                      1. Input Validation
                                                                                                                        1. Interactive Prompts
                                                                                                                          1. Progress Bars
                                                                                                                            1. Colored Output
                                                                                                                          2. Testing Automation Scripts
                                                                                                                            1. Unit Testing Basics
                                                                                                                              1. Testing File Operations
                                                                                                                                1. Mocking External Dependencies
                                                                                                                                  1. Testing Web Scraping Code
                                                                                                                                    1. Integration Testing
                                                                                                                                    2. Security Considerations
                                                                                                                                      1. Secure Credential Storage
                                                                                                                                        1. Input Validation
                                                                                                                                          1. Safe File Operations
                                                                                                                                            1. Network Security
                                                                                                                                              1. Code Injection Prevention
                                                                                                                                              2. Performance Optimization
                                                                                                                                                1. Profiling Script Performance
                                                                                                                                                  1. Memory Optimization
                                                                                                                                                    1. Concurrent Execution
                                                                                                                                                      1. Asynchronous Programming Basics
                                                                                                                                                        1. Caching Strategies
                                                                                                                                                        2. Deployment and Distribution
                                                                                                                                                          1. Creating Standalone Executables
                                                                                                                                                            1. PyInstaller Basics
                                                                                                                                                              1. Configuring PyInstaller
                                                                                                                                                                1. Handling Dependencies
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Cross-Platform Builds
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Package Distribution
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Creating setup.py
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Building Distributions
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Publishing to PyPI
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Version Control Integration
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Continuous Integration
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Documentation Best Practices

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                                                                                                                                                                          1. Foundations of Python Automation