[Tutor] Starting a simple python project

[bob gailer]

On 3/22/2013 5:02 AM, miguel.guasch at hushmail.com wrote:
> Greetings all!
Hi.
> I decided to learn python as a side project, so
> I could get my feet wet with OOP and start actually being
> productive. I understand the basics of OOP thanks to a class I took
> about object modelling and design (UML on Enterprise Architect)
>
> In order to better learn python, I'm trying to "automate" (or make
> it easier to do) repetitive tasks here in the company.
IMHO this is not a simple project. I suggest you start with something a 
lot simpler so you can focus on learning Python rather than all the 
complexities involved in the daily "status" e-mail project (which 
includes learning wxPython).

When you do tackle daily "status" e-mail - start with one step.

A good starting point is to clarify the project (expand the description, 
be very specific, draw pictures of the user interface, ...)

Have you gone through any Python tutorials? Might be a good idea.

Personally I'd tackle a task like thhis using Access rather than Python.
> Like, for example:
>
> We have to write a daily "status" e-mail of our tasks, divided
> into: planned for tomorrow, open tasks, finished tasks, general
> findings.
>
> I thought I could take it upon me to write a small program to,
> instead of writing these e-mails at the end of the day, we could
> just have the program open, and, as soon as we start working on a
> task, we enter it, and before we close it, we can write "general
> findings" to it.
>
> It would work like this in the beginning: Open the program, import
> a new template, write the open tasks you have (and any you receive
> during the day), and then start working on a certain task. While
> working on the task, you can write a "general findings" entry to
> it, and when you're done, you "close it" (meaning, you open the
> next one). The tasks have specific ID numbers based on our
> ClearQuest entry numbers, so it would be easy to match the open and
> finished tasks, and substact the finished from the done ones.
>
> At the end of the day, you can click on "end" and it would generate
> a simple text file with a very simple formatting, like:
>
> Planned for tomorrow:
> 1.
> 2..
>
> And the same with the others.
>
> We could then just copy the text files contents and paste them into
> a regular outlook e-mail
>
> This is a simple start, but in the future I'd like to be able to
> store these tasks in a folder and name the text files with the days
> date, so I can "import" them back in case I need to look at it.
> I'd also like to make a small dictionary with the names and e-mail
> addresses of the people who should receive the e-mail, and somehow
> either copy the text into an outlook e-mail, or directly send it
> over SMTP (whichever is simpler)
>
>
> I'm having a hard time actually starting, but so far I have a basic
> idea and it shouldn't be too hard.
>
> I'm planning to use wxPython on Windows 7 because it looks pretty
> simple so far and it also looks elegant enough :-)
>
>
> If you guys/gals could comment on this, or give me some kind of
> advice, I'd be more than thankful. I'll be sure to let you know how
> it goes, and share the source.
>
>
> Thanks, everyone!
>   
> All the best!
>
> Miguel A. Guasch
> miguel.guasch at hushmail.com
>
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Bob Gailer
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