10 Python Scripts to Automate Your Boring Tasks in 2025

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If you’re a developer, chances are you spend a lot of time doing repetitive, mind-numbing tasks. Renaming files, organizing folders, checking website statuses — stuff that doesn’t require creativity but somehow eats up hours of your time. And let’s be honest: these tasks don’t make you a better programmer.

Good news? Python can handle them for you.

Below, I’ll walk you through 10 Python scripts that will automate those tedious tasks, saving you time and sanity. Each script is designed to be simple, effective, and (most importantly) practical. You can copy them, tweak them, and use them right away.

Oh, and one more thing — if you’re not automating tasks as a developer in 2025, you’re doing it wrong.

1) Auto-Sort Files on Your Desktop 🗂️

Let’s start with something basic. If your desktop looks like a battlefield of random files, this script will automatically sort everything into folders based on file type.

How it works:

• Moves all .pdf files into a "PDFs" folder
• Sends .jpg, .png, and .gif files to an "Images" folder
• Organizes .txt and .docx files into "Documents"

Python script:

import os
import shutil

# Define where the files are
DOWNLOADS_FOLDER = "/Users/YourName/Desktop"

# Define target folders
FILE_TYPES = {
    "Images": [".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".gif"],
    "Documents": [".pdf", ".docx", ".txt"],
    "Scripts": [".py", ".js", ".sh"],
}

# Create folders if they don't exist
for folder in FILE_TYPES.keys():
    os.makedirs(os.path.join(DOWNLOADS_FOLDER, folder), exist_ok=True)

# Move files to corresponding folders
for file in os.listdir(DOWNLOADS_FOLDER):
    file_path = os.path.join(DOWNLOADS_FOLDER, file)
    if os.path.isfile(file_path):
        for folder, extensions in FILE_TYPES.items():
            if any(file.endswith(ext) for ext in extensions):
                shutil.move(file_path, os.path.join(DOWNLOADS_FOLDER, folder))

Libraries: os, shutil