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## Other Good Options:

### 1. **Bash (Linux/macOS automation)**
Great for automating system tasks and scripts on Unix systems.

bash

#!/bin/bash

for file in *.txt; do

 mv "$file" "renamed_$file"

done

### 2. **PowerShell (Windows automation)**
Ideal for system admin tasks on Windows.

powershell

Get-ChildItem *.txt | Rename-Item -NewName {$_.Name -replace 'old','new'}

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The best programming language for **automation** depends on your specific use case (e.g. web automation, system admin, data pipelines). However, some languages stand out for general-purpose automation due to their simplicity, libraries, and community support:
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## 🏆 **Top Recommendation: Python**

### ✅ Why Python?
- Simple, readable syntax.
- Massive ecosystem for automation (e.g. selenium, pyautogui, requests, paramiko, etc.).
- Cross-platform and beginner-friendly.

### 🔧 Sample Automation Programs:

#### 1. **Automate File Renaming**

python

import os



folder = './files'

for count, filename in enumerate(os.listdir(folder)):

 dst = f"file_{count}.txt"

 src = f"{folder}/{filename}"

 dst = f"{folder}/{dst}"

 os.rename(src, dst)

print("Files renamed.")

#### 2. **Web Automation with Selenium**

python

from selenium import webdriver

from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By



driver = webdriver.Chrome()

driver.get("https://www.google.com")

search_box = driver.find_element(By.NAME, "q")

search_box.send_keys("OpenAI")

search_box.submit()

#### 3. **Send Email Automatically**

python

import smtplib

from email.message import EmailMessage



msg = EmailMessage()

msg.set_content("This is an automated message.")

msg["Subject"] = "Automation Test"

msg["From"] = "your_email@example.com"

msg["To"] = "recipient@example.com"



with smtplib.SMTP_SSL("smtp.gmail.com", 465) as smtp:

 smtp.login("your_email@example.com", "your_password")

 smtp.send_message(msg)