Python_Tools

Creating and learning about custom tools that help a process and accomplish a specific task, in Python

** Avoid making Fragile tools **

Planning

• a tool comes from a specific need

• Keep the scope focused

• Try to keep them single-purpose tools, ie a hammer, srewdriver, wrench.

• Invlove the users, on the "WHY" is as important as the how

Strategy

• What options are there ?

• Automation, API, Script

• Is this reasonable to build ?

• Choose what is right for the situation

Building a Tool

• Example #1 : Count slides in Powerpoint Decks

• input: Powerpoints decks

• ouput: Slide counts and filenames (optionally, a summary)

• Thoughts, a .pptx file is a zip file, same as a keynotes file, making a GUI with TKinter

Check it out

$ python slidecount.py

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