Lots of time is saved by automating repetitive tasks with scripts, but there has always been a learning curve associated with using them, much less creating them. The Sikuli graphical scripting language, a fascinating bit of tech created at MIT, enables programming using GUI screenshots rather than lines of code. Check the screencast showing automation of a pretty brainless task– it’s fairly impressive. Sekuli looks for the targets that receive the commands on the screen using a ‘computer vision engine’ that finds the best matching region. The script is based on Jython, a Python implementation on Java VM so you can use virtually any Python module with it. So there is a learning curve, but a basic understanding of Python is probably all that’s required. Hat tip to Jim Rutherford.
Sikuli- A Graphical Scripting Language
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