INSIDE THE EDITION
A complete automation path.
Twelve technical chapters build progressively; an additional field guide connects workflow craft to diagnosis, pilots and service delivery.
- 01
Python you own
Variables, control flow, data structures, files, errors and tests.
- 02
Records & databases
Schemas, SQL, transactions, migrations and durable state.
- 03
APIs & integrations
HTTP, authentication, validation, pagination, retries and reconciliation.
- 04
Workflows that survive
Triggers, idempotency, queues, observability, exception paths and handover.
- 05
Evidence & evaluations
Representative tests, scorecards, baselines and release decisions.
- 06
Language models
Capability boundaries, prompts, context and structured outputs.
- 07
Data & privacy
Redaction, consent, permissions and the limits of sanitisation.
- 08
Retrieval & knowledge
Chunking, retrieval, citations, freshness and missing evidence.
- 09
Tools & automation design
Bounded tools, approval paths and reversible actions.
- 10
Operations & cost
Latency, reliability, budgets, logging and incident recovery.
- 11
Agents & safety
Least privilege, prompt injection, kill switches and audit evidence.
- 12
Build & sell responsibly
Portfolio projects, client diagnosis, bounded pilots and workflow-service offers.