If someone does it every week by hand, it can probably stop
Scripts and pipelines that remove repeated manual work.
Most businesses have at least one task that eats hours every week and exists only because two systems do not talk to each other. Automating it is usually a matter of days rather than months, and pays back quickly.
We use Python for data pipelines, report generation, file processing, scheduled tasks and integrations between systems that have no native connection. The work is typically small, well defined and easy to price, which makes it a low-risk way to start working with us.
We are also clear about where automation is the wrong answer. If the process changes constantly, or a person is exercising real judgement at each step, automating it produces something fragile that quietly breaks. We would rather tell you that than sell you the script.
What we do with Python & Automation
- ✓Data pipelines and scheduled processing
- ✓Report generation and distribution
- ✓Integrations between systems with no native connection
- ✓Web scraping and data collection where permitted
- ✓File and document processing at volume
- ✓Spreadsheet and manual process replacement
- ✓API clients for third-party services
- ✓Monitoring and alerting on scheduled jobs
Questions
How much does it cost to automate a manual process?
Small, well-defined automations are often a few days of work. We scope it against the hours it currently consumes so you can judge the payback before committing.
What if the process changes later?
Automations are documented and built to be adjusted. If a process changes constantly, though, we will usually advise against automating it at all.
Is web scraping legal?
It depends entirely on the source, its terms and the data involved. We check before building and will decline work where the position is not defensible.
Tell us what you are trying to fix
Send us a short description of the problem and we will come back within one working day with a straight answer on whether we can help, roughly what it would take, and what it is likely to cost.