The difference between "a tool exists" and "automation"

I worked in a marketing agency, and every Week we had to export excel files from Meta, Google, LinkedIn...etc. and we had some problems like :

Meta calls it "Amount Spent", Google calls it "Cost"

Meta exports in one date format, Google in another

Meta has different row structure, Google has summary rows mixed in

They never match cleanly Ever!

So I had to learn Power Query, but it wasn't Convenient, So I switched to python

I've learnt python and pandas for months, and Now I can comfortably AUTOMATE the cleaning process

When I tell people don't waste your time you can automate that with python, I get answers like : "Ohh Power query is good ","power query worth learning","python is only for complex cleaning", DO YOU EVEN UNDERSTAND ENGLISH ? I SAID AUTOMATION ! AND PQ IS A CLEANING TOOL !

Power Query still requires you to:

• Manually download the exports every week
• Open the file
• refresh the query
• Check it looks right
• Copy into the report template
• Email it to the client

But with Automation:

Your script runs automatically on Friday morning. The branded PDF lands in the client's inbox before the agency owner wakes up!

Python is not a Cleaning tool, it's Automation! it's hours saved, not a cleaning tool! We can't compare between them they don't do the same job!

Just think of it like someone who refused to use a vacuum cleaner because he have a broom! Does it make sense ? NO!