What scripting language is best for building automation tools?

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Hi everyone,
I’m currently learning about scripting and automation for online projects, and I’m trying to decide which scripting language is best to focus on.
I see many people using Python, PHP, and sometimes Node.js for automation tasks like data scraping, posting automation, and workflow scripts.
For those experienced with scripting:
• Which language do you think is the easiest to start with for automation?
• Do you prefer Python or PHP for building simple bots or scripts?
• Are there any beginner-friendly resources you recommend for learning scripting?
I’d appreciate hearing what languages and tools you guys use for automation.
Thanks!
 
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I normally use java, any language is good. Its better to learn how to think abstract and learn data structures and basic concepts like threading, consumer producer, etc. rather focusing on a specific language. Sure some libraries require specific languages, but most of the time any language will work.
 
Python, no contest. The automation stack — Playwright, Scrapy, httpx, Selenium, Appium — all have their best implementations in Python, and asyncio makes concurrent scraping straightforward. PHP is for web apps, Node works but the async model is harder to debug for beginners.
 
Samson00 said:
Hi everyone,
I’m currently learning about scripting and automation for online projects, and I’m trying to decide which scripting language is best to focus on.
I see many people using Python, PHP, and sometimes Node.js for automation tasks like data scraping, posting automation, and workflow scripts.
For those experienced with scripting:
• Which language do you think is the easiest to start with for automation?
• Do you prefer Python or PHP for building simple bots or scripts?
• Are there any beginner-friendly resources you recommend for learning scripting?
I’d appreciate hearing what languages and tools you guys use for automation.
Thanks!
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- python
- yes web based are easier to built on that.
- try solving use ai. Ask it to give you a task in increasing difficulty of script from a loop writing 100 times hello world to making a fully optimised amazon product price history and reviews and category valuation tracker.

You could look at product hunt for ideas. most saas that recduce time for users are usually just scripts in backend attached to a ui and pricing.
 
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