Python Automation Engineer

Automate the boring work reliably and safely.

Intermediate ~10 weeks·Ops, QA and analysts automating workflows.

Weekly learning plan

Weeks 1–2

· Files, pathlib, encodings
· CSV/JSON/YAML

Weeks 3–4

· Subprocess & OS automation
· HTTP with httpx

Weeks 5–6

· Spreadsheets, PDFs, email
· Scheduling

Weeks 7–8

· Robust CLIs
· Config, dry-run, idempotency

Weeks 9–10

· Logging & audit trails
· Package & schedule scripts

Required projects

Log analyzer
File-processing pipeline
Directory organizer CLI

Interview topics

File I/OSubprocessRetry & backoffIdempotencyScheduling

Portfolio expectations

· A packaged CLI tool with logging, config and tests

Job-readiness checklist

Automates file/OS/HTTP workflows safely
Adds retries, dry-run and idempotency
Produces audit logs
Packages scripts as installable CLIs

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Skill-gap analysis

Your live coverage of this path's tracks, from local progress.

Python Fundamentals0%

File & Data Processing0%

Error & Exception Handling0%

Automation & Scripting0%

Focus areas

File processingOS automationShell commandsHTTP requestsBrowser automation conceptsSchedulingEmail automationSpreadsheet processingPDF processingCLI toolsError handlingLogging

Skill prerequisites

fundamentals