Mastering Python RPA: Essentials Automation Tools and Strategies: Beginner to Advanced by James Carlsen
English | June 6, 2025 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0FCBB3QSW | 262 pages | EPUB | 1.57 Mb
English | June 6, 2025 | ISBN: N/A | ASIN: B0FCBB3QSW | 262 pages | EPUB | 1.57 Mb
Mastering Python RPA: Essentials Automation Tools and Strategies - Beginner to Advanced is your all-in-one guide to building powerful, reliable bots that handle everything from simple desktop tasks to enterprise-scale workflows. Based on its comprehensive 20-chapter outline, this book empowers you to:
- Hit the Ground Running: Learn why RPA focuses on end-user applications, set up a rock-solid Python environment with venv, and master core libraries like os, subprocess, and argparse.
- Automate Any Interface: Use PyAutoGUI and OpenCV for pixel-perfect desktop automation, then conquer browsers with Selenium and Playwright—complete with headless CI runs, network interception, and hybrid web-to-GUI workflows.
- Integrate & Scale: Explore leading RPA platforms (UiPath, Automation Anywhere, Blue Prism) and leverage UiPath’s Python activities. Apply modular design patterns, secure credentials, containerize with Docker, and orchestrate jobs via cron or enterprise schedulers.
- Ensure Quality & Reliability: Implement robust logging, error-handling, and retry strategies; write unit and integration tests with pytest; and automate CI/CD pipelines for seamless deployments.
- Future-Proof Your Skills: Dive into distributed bots, cloud functions, AI/ML decisioning, and low-code/edge integrations to stay ahead in the rapidly evolving world of RPA.

