Python is a powerful programming language that can be used to automate a variety of tasks. Whether you're developing a small project or a large enterprise application, Python can help you save time and streamline your workflow.
Python is a great language because its syntax is very simple. What takes 10 lines of Python code would take 20 lines of code in a language like Javascript or C++. Here is an example of a simple web request:
Here is the Javascript code that accomplishes the same function:
As you can see, Python code is easier to understand than Javascript code, which makes it ideal for automating repetitive tasks such as web scraping, data collection, or translation. Here are five of my most common repetitive tasks, and I use Python to complete them.
URL shortener
When it comes to URL shortening, the Pyshorteners library is one of my favorite libraries and can be used in a variety of projects. Most link shorteners require an API key, but unless you anticipate hundreds of thousands of requests, they're usually free. I've found APIs like Bit.ly, Adf.ly and Tinyurl to be great for SaaS applications and Telegram bots.
Create fake information
If you need to create a dummy (fake character), this faker library provides you with a faker class that can automatically generate the entire dummy. This script creates several different people and stores them in a DataFrame, which is a slightly complex concept. I would use these fake information if I had to provide information to a less trustworthy website, or if I didn't want anyone else to trace any information back to me.
Youku video downloader
Very simple. It uses the pytube library to convert any link you provide into a file and then downloads it. With five lines of code and no API rate limits, you can combine it with another script to transcribe the video and use sentiment analysis to determine the type of content the video contains.
NATO Phonetic Encryptor
This function encodes any message passed to its input parameters and outputs the corresponding NATO word sequence. This works fine because it checks if each character is in the nato_alphabet dictionary and if so it will be appended to the encrypted message. If the character is not found in the dictionary (if it is a space, colon, or anything that is not az), it is appended without any special encoding. So "Hello World" became "Echo Hotel Lima Oscar" "Whiskey Oscar Romeo Lima Delta".
Social media login automation
This code leverages Selenium, a popular web automation library. It opens a web browser and navigates based on various commands given in the code. In this particular block of code, the browser will jump to Facebook and find the specific element on the page that you want to modify. Here we enter certain characters in the email and password fields and click on the "Login" button. This will automatically log the user in if valid credentials are provided.