[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"header-categories":3,"post-python-automation-scripts-developers":73,"parsed-post-a8d11fd3-feda-4e1d-b22d-0206b217b9b5":141},{"success":4,"data":5},true,{"items":6,"pagination":70},[7,16,24,32,40,48,56,63],{"id":8,"name":9,"description":10,"parentId":11,"createdAt":12,"updatedAt":12,"parent":11,"children":13,"_count":14},"ai-future","AI & The Future","Artificial intelligence and emerging technology",null,"2026-07-24T06:02:45.990Z",[],{"posts":15},1,{"id":17,"name":18,"description":19,"parentId":11,"createdAt":20,"updatedAt":20,"parent":11,"children":21,"_count":22},"tools-productivity","Tools & Productivity","Developer tools and workflow optimization","2026-07-24T06:02:45.712Z",[],{"posts":23},7,{"id":25,"name":26,"description":27,"parentId":11,"createdAt":28,"updatedAt":28,"parent":11,"children":29,"_count":30},"career","Career & Growth","Professional development for developers","2026-07-24T06:02:45.486Z",[],{"posts":31},3,{"id":33,"name":34,"description":35,"parentId":11,"createdAt":36,"updatedAt":36,"parent":11,"children":37,"_count":38},"opinion","Opinion & Analysis","Industry analysis and technical opinions","2026-07-24T06:02:45.272Z",[],{"posts":39},6,{"id":41,"name":42,"description":43,"parentId":11,"createdAt":44,"updatedAt":44,"parent":11,"children":45,"_count":46},"tutorials","Tutorials","Step-by-step learning guides","2026-07-24T06:02:44.965Z",[],{"posts":47},21,{"id":49,"name":50,"description":51,"parentId":11,"createdAt":52,"updatedAt":52,"parent":11,"children":53,"_count":54},"software-engineering","Software Engineering","Best practices, patterns, and principles","2026-07-24T06:02:44.689Z",[],{"posts":55},24,{"id":57,"name":58,"description":59,"parentId":11,"createdAt":60,"updatedAt":60,"parent":11,"children":61,"_count":62},"devops-cloud","DevOps & Cloud","Infrastructure, deployment, and cloud computing","2026-07-24T06:02:44.453Z",[],{"posts":39},{"id":64,"name":65,"description":66,"parentId":11,"createdAt":67,"updatedAt":67,"parent":11,"children":68,"_count":69},"web-development","Web Development","Frontend and backend web development tutorials and guides","2026-07-24T06:02:44.169Z",[],{"posts":55},{"page":15,"limit":71,"total":71,"totalPages":15,"hasNext":72,"hasPrev":72},8,false,{"success":4,"data":74},{"id":75,"slug":76,"title":77,"excerpt":78,"content":79,"status":80,"visibility":81,"featuredImage":82,"canonicalUrl":11,"readingTime":71,"viewCount":83,"commentEnabled":4,"publishedAt":84,"scheduledAt":11,"createdAt":85,"updatedAt":86,"seoTitle":87,"seoDescription":78,"seoKeywords":11,"authorId":88,"author":89,"coAuthors":94,"tags":95,"categories":106,"comments":109,"_count":110,"relatedPosts":112},"a8d11fd3-feda-4e1d-b22d-0206b217b9b5","python-automation-scripts-developers","Python for Automation: Scripts Every Developer Should Have","Practical Python scripts for file management, data processing, API testing, and workflow automation that save hours every week.","## Why Python for Automation?\n\nPython's stdlib is rich enough for most automation tasks without any pip installs. It reads like pseudocode, making scripts easy to maintain months later.\n\n## 1. Bulk File Renamer\n\n```python\nimport os\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\ndef rename_files(directory: str, pattern: str, replacement: str):\n    \"\"\"Rename files matching a pattern.\"\"\"\n    path = Path(directory)\n    renamed = 0\n\n    for file in path.iterdir():\n        if pattern in file.name:\n            new_name = file.name.replace(pattern, replacement)\n            file.rename(path \u002F new_name)\n            print(f\"  {file.name} → {new_name}\")\n            renamed += 1\n\n    print(f\"\\nRenamed {renamed} files.\")\n\n# Usage\nrename_files(\".\u002Fimages\", \"screenshot_\", \"blog-hero-\")\n```\n\n## 2. CSV to JSON Converter\n\n```python\nimport csv\nimport json\nfrom pathlib import Path\n\ndef csv_to_json(csv_path: str, output_path: str | None = None):\n    \"\"\"Convert CSV to JSON with automatic type inference.\"\"\"\n    records = []\n\n    with open(csv_path, 'r') as f:\n        reader = csv.DictReader(f)\n        for row in reader:\n            # Try to convert numeric strings\n            cleaned = {}\n            for key, value in row.items():\n                try:\n                    cleaned[key] = int(value)\n                except ValueError:\n                    try:\n                        cleaned[key] = float(value)\n                    except ValueError:\n                        cleaned[key] = value\n            records.append(cleaned)\n\n    out = output_path or csv_path.replace('.csv', '.json')\n    Path(out).write_text(json.dumps(records, indent=2))\n    print(f\"Converted {len(records)} records → {out}\")\n\ncsv_to_json(\"users.csv\")\n```\n\n## 3. API Health Checker\n\n```python\nimport urllib.request\nimport json\nimport time\n\nENDPOINTS = [\n    (\"Production API\", \"https:\u002F\u002Fapi.example.com\u002Fhealth\"),\n    (\"Staging API\", \"https:\u002F\u002Fstaging.api.example.com\u002Fhealth\"),\n    (\"Documentation\", \"https:\u002F\u002Fdocs.example.com\"),\n]\n\ndef check_health():\n    print(f\"Health check at {time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')}\\n\")\n\n    for name, url in ENDPOINTS:\n        try:\n            start = time.time()\n            req = urllib.request.urlopen(url, timeout=5)\n            elapsed = (time.time() - start) * 1000\n            status = \"✅\" if req.status == 200 else \"⚠️\"\n            print(f\"  {status} {name}: {req.status} ({elapsed:.0f}ms)\")\n        except Exception as e:\n            print(f\"  ❌ {name}: {e}\")\n\ncheck_health()\n```\n\n::callout{icon=\"i-lucide-terminal\" color=\"primary\"}\nRun this as a cron job or a pre-deploy check. Zero dependencies, works on any system with Python 3.\n::\n\n## 4. Git Stats Reporter\n\n```python\nimport subprocess\nfrom collections import Counter\nfrom datetime import datetime, timedelta\n\ndef git_stats(days: int = 30):\n    \"\"\"Show git contribution stats for the last N days.\"\"\"\n    since = (datetime.now() - timedelta(days=days)).strftime('%Y-%m-%d')\n\n    result = subprocess.run(\n        ['git', 'log', f'--since={since}', '--format=%an|||%s'],\n        capture_output=True, text=True\n    )\n\n    authors = Counter()\n    for line in result.stdout.strip().split('\\n'):\n        if '|||' in line:\n            author, _ = line.split('|||', 1)\n            authors[author.strip()] += 1\n\n    print(f\"Git contributions (last {days} days):\\n\")\n    for author, count in authors.most_common():\n        bar = \"█\" * min(count, 40)\n        print(f\"  {author:20s} {bar} {count}\")\n\ngit_stats()\n```\n\nAutomate the repetitive. 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