Summary

In this chapter, we worked on a project together. We have written a script that scrapes a very simple web page and accepts optional commands that alter its behavior in doing so. We also coded a GUI application to do the same thing by clicking buttons instead of typing on a console. I hope you enjoyed reading it and following along as much as I enjoyed writing it.

We saw many different concepts like context managers, working with files, performing HTTP requests, and we've talked about guidelines for usability and design.

I have only been able to scratch the surface, but hopefully, you have a good starting point from which to expand your exploration.

Throughout the chapter, I have pointed you in several different ways on how to improve the application, and I have challenged you with a few exercises and questions. I hope you have taken the time to play with those ideas. One can learn a lot just by playing around with fun applications like the one we've coded together.

In the...