[haddr]

Many negative comments here stem from readers applying some specific corporate contexts and dismissing the book's use cases. That misses the point. This book isn't an advanced automation manual for 2026. It’s an excellent book for beginners who want to learn how to automate some tedious work.

[johnwengler]

Yes, actual programmers don't need this book. But their non-programming roommates or relatives might!

The word "tedious" totally jumped out at me! The vast majority of corporate desk jockeys (like myself) use Excel as part of a tedious daily workflow. Python is the perfect de-tedious-ification tool. And easy to learn to boot.