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From: Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Python development tools
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:36:51 +0000 (UTC)
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On 2013-06-25, MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:

> Automating tasks, e.g. controlling other applications and stringing 
> together tasks that you would otherwise be doing by hand.

That, IMO, is the definition of "scripting": writing a program to
automate a task that would probably be done by hand if you didn't have
to do it more that a few times.

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