Overview

This course on automating social media applications using Python covers essential skills to automate routine tasks across platforms like WhatsApp, YouTube, Facebook, and Gmail. - Starting with WhatsApp, you'll learn to send automated messages to individuals and groups. - Delve into email automation using Smtplib, enabling you to send emails and attach files via Gmail with SMTP. - Explore scheduling tasks with Python - Fetching and downloading YouTube channel stats as CSV files - Posting, deleting, and commenting on Facebook content. While it assumes basic to intermediate Python knowledge, it offers hands-on projects and practical live coding to help you master automation packages and libraries. By the end, you'll be adept at creating automated posts, scheduling tasks, and handling various social media automation projects. This course is designed for beginners with some programming experience or even those who need to know about data analysis, data manipulation, and more. This course is for individuals wanting to understand and implement automation packages and libraries, master scheduling tasks, automate emails, automate WhatsApp, automate YouTube data, and automate Facebook posts. Basic to intermediate Python programming knowledge is required for the course.

Syllabus

Introduction

In this module, we will introduce the instructor, highlighting his experience and credentials in the field of social media automation and AI sciences. We will also go over the course prerequisites to prepare you for the journey ahead. Finally, we'll outline the course content, providing a comprehensive overview of the topics and skills you will gain throughout the course.

WhatsApp Automation

In this module, we will explore the automation of WhatsApp using Python. We'll begin with an introduction to the toolkit and its installation, followed by learning to schedule and send messages to both individuals and groups. You will also master sending images, both with and without captions, and understand the prerequisites for sending messages to groups. Additionally, we'll cover extra features such as scheduling and posting images to maximize your WhatsApp automation capabilities.

Email Automation

In this module, we will focus on automating email tasks using Python. You will start by learning how to link your Gmail account with SMTP to facilitate email automation. Then, we'll dive into creating email bodies using the MIMEmultipart function and sending these emails programmatically. Finally, you'll understand how to attach files to your emails and set necessary parameters, enhancing your ability to automate comprehensive email tasks.

Scheduling

In this module, we will explore the concept of scheduling tasks using Python. You'll start by learning how to install and import the scheduling library necessary for automating various tasks. Then, we will delve into coding a simple scheduler, which will help automate tasks such as sending emails. By the end of this module, you'll be able to create schedules and automate the execution of tasks, streamlining your workflow effectively.

YouTube Automation

In this module, we will cover automating YouTube tasks using Python. You will start by learning how to install and configure the YouTube library package. Next, we'll focus on creating and using API keys to access various YouTube data. This includes fetching channel information, playlist details, and video data. We will also cover displaying this information in a user-friendly format. Finally, we'll work on a hands-on project to consolidate the skills learned in this module.

Facebook Automation

In this module, we will delve into automating tasks on Facebook using Python. You will begin by learning how to install and configure the Facebook SDK. We will then cover creating access tokens necessary for automation. The module includes practical lessons on posting content, commenting, and deleting posts on Facebook. We will culminate the learning experience with a project that demonstrates the comprehensive use of these automation skills in real-world scenarios.