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Automate tasks with automate-the-boring-stuff-projects

Name: Automate tasks with automate-the-boring-stuff-projects
Author: kudeh

Get Python automation solutions, based on automate the boring stuff projects.

348 stars88 forksPythonGuide quality 8/10Updated 10/3/2023100% free · open source

What it does

Automate the boring stuff in your startup with Python solutions based on the 'Automate the Boring Stuff with Python' projects

When to use it

•You need to automate tasks such as sending emails, manipulating files, or scraping websites
•You want to use Python for automation but don't know where to start
•You need to automate tasks and want to use pre-existing solutions as a starting point

Ready-to-paste prompt

Run the command `python ch09/send_email.py --sender 'your_email@example.com' --receiver 'recipient_email@example.com' --subject 'Test Email' --body 'This is a test email'` to send an email using the send_email script

Heads up: Make sure you have Python 3 installed on your system, as the scripts in this repository are written in Python 3 and may not be compatible with Python 2

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

⚡ Runs out of the box

A prompt/skill package — nothing to install beyond adding it to your AI tool.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/kudeh-automate-the-boring-stuff-projects && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/kudeh-automate-the-boring-stuff-projects/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/kudeh-automate-the-boring-stuff-projects/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How Automate tasks with automate-the-boring-stuff-projects works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Automate tasks with automate-the-boring-stuff-projects is mostly documents (12 doc files, 37 small scripts) — something you read, not something you run. There is nothing to install. Last commit 36 months ago, MIT license.

Size

Mostly documents

12 documents · 37 small scripts · ~2 h to skim

Setup

Nothing to install

A guide / curated list. Just read it and follow the links.

Runs on

Nowhere — you read it

A reading resource, not a program.

Python 100%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it

What's in each folder

selective-copy/Folder5 files

custom-seating-cards/Folder4 files

text-to-spreadsheet/Folder4 files

mad-libs/Folder3 files

regex-search/Folder3 files

cell-inverter/Folder2 files

custom-invitations/Folder2 files

instant-messenger-bot/Folder2 files

READMEDocumentedMIT licenseLast update 36 mo ago

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

⚡ Runs out of the box

A prompt/skill package — nothing to install beyond adding it to your AI tool.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/kudeh-automate-the-boring-stuff-projects && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/kudeh-automate-the-boring-stuff-projects/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/kudeh-automate-the-boring-stuff-projects/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Details

Creator

kudeh

Language

Python