This project-based, hands-on book is designed to show you how to use Python to create scripts that are easy to maintain and enhance. Taking a real-world approach, the book explains how Python can be used to solve programming problems. It includes a Python refresher or primer for programmers new to Python. The code provided in the book is simplistic or trivial, but is effective in walking you through the process of creating robust scripts that you can use immediately to create real solutions to the challenges you may face.