Example Spreadsheet Automation - Python Automation for Remote Workers Series

There's SO many ways to "automate" spreadsheets using python programming. This is just one simple walkthrough using a couple excel workbooks.

Check out the full "Python Automation for Remote Workers Series"
-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saO_wEhnwc0&list=PLc_Ps3DdrcTtjOvU01ZijSntOCmfRPUqs

#python #pandas #automation
Here's the excel workbooks if you want to follow along:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_0YFD-2Z9sitan8EbbTfMjEmhwHTAz-Q?usp=sharing

If executing your python script against a workbook isn't hands off enough, CRON jobs can automate the execution of a script or application. If you want to learn about that from me, just let me know and I'll make a video on it.

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Full code from the video:

import pandas as pd
import plotly.express as px

excel_book_1_relative_path = 'Purchases - Home B.xlsx'
excel_book_prices = 'PriceBook.xlsx'

df_prices = pd.read_excel(excel_book_prices)
df_home_1 = pd.read_excel(excel_book_1_relative_path)

#print(df_prices, df_home_1)

df_total = df_home_1.merge(df_prices, on='ID')

df_total['Total Price'] = df_total['PURCHASED AMOUNT'] * df_total['Price']

#print(df_total)

fig = px.pie(df_total[['MATERIAL', 'Total Price']], values='Total Price', names='MATERIAL')
fig.show()

Packages (& Versions) used in this video:
pandas 1.1.2
plotly 4.9.0

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