Python Scripting for Automation

Python Scripting for Automation Roadmap

This detailed roadmap will take you from beginner to expert in Python automation, covering file handling, web scraping, task scheduling, API interactions, GUI automation, cybersecurity scripting, and DevOps automation.

Phase 1: Python Fundamentals for Automation

✅ Core Python Concepts

  • Variables, Data Types, Operators

  • Control Flow: if, for, while

  • Functions & Modules

  • Exception Handling (try-except)

✅ Working with Files & Directories

  • Reading/Writing Files (open(), with, write(), read())

  • Handling CSV & JSON (csv, json modules)

  • Working with Directories (os, shutil modules)

📌 Mini Projects:

  • Automated File Renamer

  • Log File Analyzer

Phase 2: Web Scraping & API Automation

✅ Web Scraping with Python

  • BeautifulSoup & Requests (bs4, requests)

  • Scraping Dynamic Websites with Selenium

  • Handling Authentication & Sessions

✅ Working with APIs & HTTP Requests

  • Using the requests module (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)

  • Parsing JSON API Responses

  • Automating OAuth & Token-Based Authentication

📌 Mini Projects:

  • Scrape News Headlines & Save to CSV

  • Automate Data Extraction from Websites

Phase 3: Task Scheduling & System Automation

✅ Automating System Tasks

  • Running Shell Commands in Python (subprocess, os)

  • Automating Keyboard & Mouse Actions (pyautogui)

  • Handling System Processes (psutil)

✅ Task Scheduling & Cron Jobs

  • Automating Scripts with schedule Module

  • Creating Cron Jobs & Windows Task Scheduler Entries

📌 Mini Projects:

  • Automate System Cleanup (Delete Temp Files, Clear Cache)

  • Automate Screenshot & Clipboard Monitoring

Phase 4: GUI & Desktop Automation

✅ Automating GUI Applications

  • PyAutoGUI for Mouse & Keyboard Automation

  • Automating UI Elements with Pywinauto

  • Using PyQt/Tkinter for Simple GUI Applications

📌 Mini Projects:

  • Automate Data Entry in Web Forms

  • Create an Automated Screenshot Taker

Phase 5: Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking Automation

✅ Automating Security Scans

  • Running Nmap Scans in Python (python-nmap)

  • Automating OSINT Recon with shodan & whois

✅ Network & Packet Analysis

  • Intercept & Analyze Network Traffic (scapy)

  • Automating MITM Attacks & Sniffing

📌 Mini Projects:

  • Automate Password Cracking with Hashcat & Python

  • Create a Network Packet Sniffer

Phase 6: DevOps & Cloud Automation

✅ Automating Cloud & Server Management

  • AWS, GCP, Azure Automation (boto3, google-cloud-sdk)

  • Automating SSH Tasks (paramiko)

  • Deploying Scripts with Docker & Kubernetes

✅ CI/CD & Deployment Automation

  • Git Automation (gitpython)

  • Automate Deployment with Jenkins, Ansible

📌 Mini Projects:

  • Automate Server Log Monitoring & Alerts

  • Deploy a Python App Using CI/CD Pipeline

Final Step: Real-World Practice & Skill Testing

🔥 Platforms to Test & Improve Skills:

🚀 By mastering this roadmap, you’ll be able to: ✅ Automate Repetitive Tasks & Save Time ✅ Develop Web Scrapers & Data Extraction Tools ✅ Create Security & Ethical Hacking Scripts ✅ Automate Cloud & DevOps Workflows

🔥 Start automating with Python today!

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