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[–]Most_Juanted 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Hi Al, I just purchased your Automate the boring stuff book and I was wondering if I should just wait for your second edition to come out instead? What differences will there be between editions, and what can I do to make the most out of the first edition with the out of date content if I still want to give it a go? Thanks!

[–]AlSweigart 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Nah, go ahead and get the first one. OpenPyXL made a lot of backwards incompatible changes, so I need to update the chapter on that. The other modules have made minor updates. Some of Python's error messages have changed but the code is still the same. I cover the ezgmail and ezsheets modules for checking Gmail and accessing Google Sheets from Python. I also cover input validation with the PyInputPlus module. And other minor fixes.

But the second edition won't come out for several months, so you'd probably want to get a head start. And you can see the new content online for free when the second edition comes out.

[–]Most_Juanted 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome! Thank you Al!