Python Automation Scripts: Automation Guide

Automation Guide How to customise, schedule, and extend the scripts in this collection. Quick Start # Install dependencies pip install pyyaml requests jinja2 # Run any script directly python scripts/file_organizer.py --source ~/Downloads --dest ~/Sorted # Or use the runner for logging & timing python -m utils.runner scripts/file_organizer.py --source ~/Downloads --dest ~/Sorted Configuration All scripts read from configs/scripts_config.yaml . Edit the file to set defaults so you don't need to pass CLI flags every time: scripts : file_organizer : source : " ~/Downloads" dest : " ~/Sorted" strategy : " extension" Scheduling with Cron Add entries to your crontab ( crontab -e ) to run scripts automatically: # Organise downloads every day at 8 AM 0 8 * * * cd /path/to/scripts && python scripts/file_organizer.py --source ~/Downloads --dest ~/Sorted # Back up the database nightly at 2 AM, keep 7 copies 0 2 * * * cd /path/to/scripts && python scripts/db_backup.py --db /data/app.db --dest /back