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Automation & Real-World Python

Turn Python into your personal robot: crunch CSV data, wrangle dates, master regular expressions and build a real log analyzer — the skills behind data pipelines and scripting jobs.

Advanced 5 lessons 195 XP ~87 min
Real work, not toy syntax

What this course helps you build

Each lesson connects the Python concept to work you could automate, analyse or ship.

Sales report

Process CSV exports and calculate revenue and best-selling products.

Log monitor

Detect errors, busy endpoints and suspicious patterns in server logs.

Contact extractor

Find and clean email addresses buried inside unstructured text.

Deadline planner

Calculate due dates, overdue work and human-readable schedules.

Course roadmap

  1. 1

    Text Processing Like a Pro Start here

    14 min 30 XP 2 quiz 1 challenge
    Start →
  2. 2

    Dates & Times

    14 min 30 XP 2 quiz 1 challenge
    Start →
  3. 3

    Crunching CSV Data

    16 min 35 XP 2 quiz 1 challenge
    Start →
  4. 4

    Regular Expressions

    18 min 40 XP 2 quiz 1 challenge
    Start →
  5. 5

    Capstone: Server Log Analyzer

    25 min 60 XP 1 quiz 1 challenge
    Start →

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