Table of Contents
1. Python Basics
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Structure
1.3 Objective
1.4 Python and its history
1.4.1 Python versions
1.5 Preference of Python over others
1.6 Python internals
1.7 Python installation on different operating systems
1.7.1 On MacOS
1.7.2 On Linux
1.7.3 On Windows
1.7.4 Installing libraries/modules in Python
1.7.5 Mac and Linux instructions to install pip
1.7.6 Windows instructions to install pip
1.7.7 Installing Python modules
1.8 Virtual environment
1.8.1 Steps for setting up a virtual environment on Linux
1.8.2 Setup steps for virtual environment on Windows
1.9 Editors for Python
1.9.1 Python environment variables
1.9.2 Python identifier
1.9.3 Indentation
1.9.4 Data types in Python
1.9.5 Operators in Python
1.9.6 Loops in Python
1.9.7 Decision making
1.9.8 Functions/classes/module/packages in Python
Files operations in Python
1.10 Conclusion
Points to remember
Questions and answers
Key terms
2. Use Cases of Python
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Structure
2.3 Objective
2.4 Features of Python
2.5 Use cases of Python
2.6 Python syntax few more details
2.7 Conclusion
Points to remember
Questions and answers
Key terms
3. Automation Using Python
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Structure
3.3 Objective
3.4 Automation use cases
Advantages of automaton
3.5 Design aspects of Python automation
3.5.1 Behavioral pattern
3.5.2 Creational pattern
3.5.3 Structural designing pattern
3.5.4 Selenium webdriver architecture
3.6 Conclusion
Points to remember
Questions and answers
Key terms
4. Industrial Automation Python
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Structure
4.3 Objective
4.4 Traffic signal monitoring
Architecture
4.5 Water level controller
Hardware part
Software
Write the code
Execute Python program
Test
4.6 Conclusion
Points to remember
Question and answers
Key terms
5. Web Scraping
Introduction
Structure
Objective
5.1 Web scraping
5.2 Importance and use cases of web scraping
5.3 Different aspects of web scraping
5.3.1 Crawler
5.3.2 Scraper
5.4 How web scraping works?
5.5 Different types of web scrapers
5.6 Conclusion
Points to remember
Questions
Answers
Key terms
6. Web Scraping and Its Necessity
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Structure
6.3 Objective
6.4 Details of web scraping
6.5 Necessity of web scraping
6.6 Deep dive inside the web scraping
6.7 Conclusion
Points to remember
Questions
Answers
Key terms
7. Python Web Scraping and Different Tools
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Structure
7.3 Objective
7.4 Different tools for web scraping and their limitations
7.5 How easy Python is for web scraping
7.6 Syntax for Python web scraping with Selenium
7.7 Sample example for web scraping
7.8 Conclusion
Points to remember
Questions
Answers
Key terms
8. Automation in Web Scraping
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Structure
8.3 Objectives
8.4 Web scraping importance in industry
8.4.1 E-commerce
8.4.2 Social media
8.4.3 Automobile
8.4.4 Real estate
8.4.5 Startup companies
8.5 How automation works in web scraping
8.6 Web scraping with ML
8.7 Conclusion
Points to remember
Questions
Answers
Key terms
9. Use Cases of Web Scraping
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Structure
9.3 Objectives
9.4 Different use cases of web scraping
9.4.1 Market research
9.4.2 Medical industry
9.4.3 Real estate
9.4.4 Finance sector
9.5 Conclusion
Points to remember
Questions
Answers
Key terms
10. Industrial Benefits of Web Scraping
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Structure
10.3 Objective
10.4 Benefits of web scraping
10.4.1 Marketing and sales
10.4.2. Journalism
10.4.3 E-commerce
10.4.4 Finance
10.5 Importance of Python libraries in web scraping
10.6 Conclusion
Points to remember
Questions
Answers
Key terms
Index
CHAPTER 1
Python Basics
