Automate Excel with Python

<b>AI can write the code. You still need to know what it does.</b><br><br>You’re already good at Excel. But you’re tired of the copy/paste, the helper columns, and the brittle formulas that break when someone adds a row. You want automation, and whether you write the code yourself or let AI generate it, you need to understand what’s actually running your business processes.<br><br><i>Automate Excel with Python</i> teaches you to build real workflows, step-by-step. You’ll read messy workbooks into pandas dataframes, filter and reshape data without helper columns, merge sources without silent VLOOKUP failures, and export polished results with formatting intact. A capstone chapter ties it together: import a multi-tab workbook, generate exception reports, and email the results—all from one script you run with a single click.<br><br>You’ll learn how to:<br><ul><li>Read existing Excel files you already use into Python, even the messy ones</li><li>Replace daily copy/paste routines with reusable scripts</li><li>Merge and match data across sources with auditable results</li><li>Handle dates, times, and the edge cases that break formulas</li><li>Export from Python to Excel with column widths, number formats, and frozen panes intact</li><li>Build workflows that run daily without babysitting</li></ul><br>AI can write the code. This book makes sure you’re the one in control of it.