automate-python

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My project solutions for the Automate the Boring Stuff in Python book by Al Sweigart.

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• Chapter 2 - Flow Control:

  • Chapter's programs:
    • guess_the_number.py: number guessing game.
    • rps_game.py: rock, paper, scissors game.
  • No projects

• Chapter 3 - Functions:

  • Chapter's programs:
    • zigzag.py: prints a zig zag pattern.
  • Chapter's projects:
    • collatz.py: prints the collatz sequence starting from some number.

• Chapter 4 - Lists:

  • Chapter's projects:
    • comma_code.py: prints a string representation out of a list of objects.
    • coin_flip_streaks.py: finds out how often a streak of six heads or six tails comes up.
    • char_picture_grid.py: prints a picture from a multi-dimensional list of single characters.

• Chapter 5 - Dictionaries:

  • Chapter's projects:
    • chess_dic_validator.py: validates the names and positions of pieces on a chess board.
    • inventory.py: basic game inventory management using a dictionary.

• Chapter 6 - Manipulating Strings:

  • Chapter's programs:
    • bullet_point_adder.py: adds bullet points to a list of items in the clipboard.
    • mclip.py: takes a keyphrase as argument and stores the longer message equivalent into the clipboard.
    • piglat.py: converts a message to pig latin.
  • Chapter's projects:
    • table_printer.py: prints a properly aligned table from a list of lists.

• Chapter 7 - Pattern Matching with Regular Expressions:

  • Chapter's programs:
    • phone_and_email.py: matches phone numbers and emails.
  • Chapter's projects:
    • date_detection.py: validates dates based on regex.
    • strong_password.py: checks if a password is strong based on various criteria.
    • regex_strip.py: a regex version of the str strip method.

• Chapter 8 - Input Validation:

  • Chapter's projects:
    • sandwich_maker.py: validates user input using pyinputplus lib.
    • mult_quiz.py: multiplication quiz example without using the pyinputplus lib.

• Chapter 9 - Reading and Writing Files:

  • Chapter's projects:
    • mcb.py: save clipboard entries in a python shelf file.
    • mad_libs.py: substitute placeholder words in a file by user supplied values.
    • re_search.py: works like grep. searches a folder for files that match a regex pattern.

• Chapter 10 - Organizing Files:

  • Chapter's projects:
    • selective_copy.py: copy files of some extension to another dir.
    • delete_unneeded.py: show large files (>100mb) inside a dir tree.
    • fill_gaps.py: remove gaps in numbers from filenames by renaming them.

• Chapter 11 - Debugging:

  • Chapter's projects:
    • coin_toss.py: coin toss program.

• Chapter 12 - Web Scraping:

  • Chapter's programs:
    • searchpypi.py: open search results from pypi.
    • map_it.py: search for a location on google maps.
    • download_xkcd.py: download xkcd comics.
  • Chapter's projects:
    • cli_email.py: send an email from the command line using selenium.
    • 2048.py: play the 2048 game by sending arrow keys using selenium.
    • link_verify.py: verify the links on a web page by checking their status codes.