Using Python to Interact with the Operating System
Completed by Jurgen Plitt
July 6, 2025
32 hours (approximately)
Jurgen Plitt's account is verified. Coursera certifies their successful completion of Using Python to Interact with the Operating System
What you will learn
Setup, configure, and use your own developer environment in Python
Manipulate files and processes running on the Operating System using Python
Understand and use regular expressions (regex), a powerful tool for processing text files
Know when to choose Bash or Python, and create small scripts using Bash
Skills you will gain
- Category: Development Testing
- Category: Unix Shell
- Category: Scripting Languages
- Category: Command-Line Interface
- Category: Shell Script
- Category: Scripting
- Category: Linux
- Category: Unix Commands
- Category: Test Script Development
- Category: File I/O
- Category: OS Process Management
- Category: Bash (Scripting Language)
