Chapter 16. Al Sweigart

Al Sweigart is an American software developer and the creator of two cross-platform Python modules: Pyperclip, for copying and pasting text, and PyAutoGUI, for controlling the mouse and keyboard. He is a successful author who has published four books on Python programming and a book on Scratch, a programming language for children. Al's books teach beginners how to code and he is passionate about helping young people and adults to develop programming skills. Al focuses on making programming knowledge more accessible and regularly speaks at Python conferences.

Discussion themes: Python books, Python packages, v2.7/v3.x.

Catch up with Al Sweigart here: @AlSweigart

Mike Driscoll: So how did you become a programmer?

Al Sweigart: I was a kid who loved the 8-bit Nintendo. Then a friend of mine found a book in the elementary school library about programming games in BASIC. I was hooked.

I sort of hate telling people how I got into programming, because I was...