# Python for Automation

Canonical URL: <https://training-nyc.com/courses/python-automation-bootcamp>

## Overview

In this class, you’ll learn how to automate time-consuming tasks using Python, such as gathering data from the internet. Whether your interests lie in social media, e-commerce, real estate, travel or government affairs, the ability to instantly collect up-to-date data across the web can be a big advantage.

Use Python code to grab precisely the data you want from a website. Along the way, you’ll learn how to write loops so that your web scraping code can process a large number of pages for you.

These fundamentals will be coupled with real-life examples of programs that can scrape valuable data from major websites. The class will also cover common pitfalls, how to run your programs on a regular schedule, and different formats for storing your scraped data.

This course is perfect for any programming beginner to become introduced to the powerful world of coding, and is a great fit for students with a clearly defined learning goal of using Python for web or software development. There is no math or coding requirement necessary, but prior knowledge of HTML & CSS equivalent to our [HTML & CSS workshop](https://www.nobledesktop.com/classes/html-intro) is required.

Our [Python courses](https://www.nobledesktop.com/python-classes-nyc) are offered at Noble Desktop, our [coding school in New York](https://www.nobledesktop.com/coding-classes-nyc).

## What you'll learn

- Learn the syntax of Python and how to construct programs
- Learn how to run your programs on a regular schedule
- How to handle errors

## Prerequisites

Participants should have knowledge equivalent to our [Python for Data Science Bootcamp](/courses/python-data-science-nyc) course.

## Curriculum

### Section 1

#### Introduction to HTML/CSS (Online)

- How a website is served
- Anatomy of a web page
- HTML tags
- IDs
- CSS classes

#### Python Part 1

- Integers + Floats
- Variables
- Strings
- Methods + Functions

### Section 2

#### Webscraping Exercise Part 1

- Introduction to using packages
- Requests packages
- Performing a GET request
- String manipulation
- Debugging a Python script

#### Python Part 2

- Booleans
- Conditional Statements
- Lists
- Indexing into strings + lists
- Looping over lists

### Section 3

#### Webscraping Exercises Part 2

- Beautiful Soup package
- Honing in on data
- Common webscraping pitfalls
- Using loops in webscraping

#### Storage and Scheduling

- Text files
- CSVs
- Scheduling a Python Script

## Schedule
- Jun 26, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — NYC
- Jun 30, 2026 – Jul 2, 2026 — NYC
- Aug 14, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — NYC
- Sep 29, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — NYC
- Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 15, 2026 — NYC
- Oct 18, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — NYC
- Nov 23, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — NYC
- Dec 18, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — NYC
- Feb 4, 2027 – Feb 9, 2027 — NYC
- Feb 28, 2027 10:00am–5:00pm — NYC

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $425