Does anyone understand? Every day at work feels like acting in “Ex Machina”: practicing Ctrl+C/V until I get tendonitis, memorizing Excel formulas better than English words, and still manually changing 300 file names for the monthly report! What’s even more frustrating is that the new intern at the next desk can just write a couple of lines of Python code and automatically generate your weekly report before leaving work—this is a dimensionality reduction attack of the new era!
▶️ Cognitive Bias 1: “Python is exclusive to programmers”▷ Symptoms: equating Python with rocket science, having more dusty tutorials in bookmarks than WeChat chat records▷ Toxic Positivity: If you can use Excel formulas, you can learn Python! Those who say “it’s too hard” are likely just not pushed to the brink by repetitive labor.
▶️ Cognitive Bias 2: “Environment setup is harder than climbing to the sky”▷ Symptoms: stuck on the library installation step for three days, getting more confused by online tutorials▷ Toxic Positivity: Installing Python is now easier than ordering takeout! If you really find it troublesome, isn’t it better to spend 20 yuan on a remote installation service from Taobao?
▶️ Cognitive Bias 3: “Office automation libraries are just toys”▷ Symptoms: thinking openpyxl is less “reliable” than manually editing Excel, and pdfplumber is less “intuitive” than screenshot OCR▷ Toxic Positivity: When you need to edit 100 PDF files, you’ll know what it means to count coins with your fingers!
Variable assignment, for loops, if statements—these three syntax elements are enough to handle 80% of automation scenarios. It’s much simpler than learning Excel functions! Just remember the phrase “for filename in folder:” and you can say goodbye to the heavy labor of manually organizing 200 files.
🔥 Hack 1: 30-Minute Introduction Method▷ Open Bilibili and search for “Python Office Automation”, choose any of the top 3 tutorials by views▷ Focus on learning these three magic spells: pip install (install libraries), print() (debugging), for loop (batch processing)▷ Remember: you don’t need to become a programmer, just need to know how to copy homework and change parameters!
🔥 Hack 2: Foolproof Environment Setup Guide▷ When downloading Python from the official website, be sure to check “Add to PATH” (if you skip this step, everything else is in vain)▷ Use this universal spell to install libraries: pip install library_name (for example, pip install openpyxl)▷ It’s recommended to use IDEs like VSCode/PyCharm, which are as user-friendly as a point-and-shoot camera.
🔥 Hack 3: Your First Magic Moment▷ Practical case: automatically rename 100 files▷ Code template (just copy and change parameters):
import os
os.rename("old.txt", "new.txt") # Apply this to batch operations▷ When you run your first program, you’ll feel a thrill stronger than a craving for bubble tea!
- “It’s not that Python is too hard, it’s that you’ve been conditioned by repetitive labor!”
- “Spent half a day on environment setup? The time you spent renaming 100 files is enough to install Python 8 times!”
- “Don’t let tactical diligence cover up strategic laziness; a tool revolution is the key to career advancement!”
For those who have read this far, do three things immediately: uninstall all “Excel Tips” e-books from your computer; forward the dusty tutorials in your bookmarks to three colleagues; and write a Python script to automatically rename files tonight. Remember: in the AI era, those who can use tools to extract value from their computers will reap the benefits in their careers!