Here are the facts:
I have a collection of python scripts that work together as part of a program
It takes a user input and outputs .docx and .excel files
Right now, only executable through command-line/editor (i.e. you call one script, it does the rest)
Non-CS people have difficulties downloading the necessary modules, and running the program
I want to make my program easily executable/portable to different OSs. So far, I have the following options:
Create a website that takes input visually, and does what it has to do. How do I get the website to refer to my code? Do I have to put it in some sort of web server?
Create an executable that others can simply run (Not sure if this is possible)
Create a GUI that does everything visually.
What are the pros and cons of each one of these options? Which one would you say is most feasible?
My apologies if I said something silly. I'm still learning most of this stuff.
Thank you!
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I started a new job in which they have 0 optimization. Essentially I wanted to use a code which I have pretty much finished to clean excel files and output only the values that meet parameters. My boss said that I’d only be allowed to do this if it was a web application that was developed so I’m wondering if it’s possible and if so how would I go about it. If it can’t be done using python what would be another easy option to learn in which the code would be similar to what I wrote for the parameters in python?
I have written a Python script which models an academic problem which I wish to publish. I will put the source on Github and some academics that just happen to know Python may get my source and play with it themselves. However there are probably more academics that may be interested in the model but that are not python programmers and I would like them to be able to run my model too. Even though they are not programmers they could at least try out editing the values of some of the parameters to see how that affects the results. So now my question is how could I arrange for a non-python programmer to run a Python program as easily (for them) as possible. I would guess that my options may be...
google colab
an online python compiler like this one
compiling the program into an exe (and letting the user set parameters via a config file)
something else?
So now a couple of complications that makes my problem trickier.
The output of the program is graphical and uses matplotlib. As I understand it, the utilities that turn python scripts into exe files struggle or fail altogether when it comes to matplotlib.
The source is split into two separate files, one small neat file which contains the model and the user might like to have a good look at it and get the gist of it even if they're not really a python programmer. And a separate large ugly file which just handles the graphics - an academic would have no interest in this and I'd like to spare them the gory details.
EDIT: I did ask a related question here - but that was all about programmers that won't mind doing things like installing python and using pip... this question is in relation to non-programmers who would not be comfortable doing things like that.
Colab can handle the 2 problems, but you may need to adapt some code.
Matplotlib interface: Colab can display plots just fine. But you may want user to interact with slider, checkbox, dropdown menu. Then, you need to use Colab's own Form UI, or pywidgets. See an example here
2 separate python files: you can convert one of them to a notebook. Then import the other. Or you can create a new notebook that import both files. Here's an example.
I've got a kind of weird question--but would be immensely useful if it is possible--in Maya using Python, can I take in several points of user input and have Python create a separate script for me? In this instance, I want to take in controller and locator names and have Python spit out a complete IKFK match script also in Python (it's really just a lot of getAttr and setAttr commands, although with 6 if statements per limb for PV matching.) The only other wrinkle there is that it has to be able to prefix hierarchy names in the script if necessary if the rig is imported into a new scene rather than just opened. There's an expression component to my switches that it would be nice if Python could make for me, too.
Is this possible or am I crazy?
That's no problem. Just write a textfile with a .py extension into a path where maya can find it. Then you have to import it somewhere. Creating expressions is not a problem either.
Maybe it could make sense to think about the approach you choose. Imagine you have written a dozen of these new python files and you discover a problem in the script, you will have to redo it. I'd try to collect all data and only write the required informations into a textfile e.g. in json format. Then you can read the data and rebuild your skeletons.
I saw this post on Medium, and wondered how one might go about managing multiple python scripts.
How I Hacked Amazon's Wifi Button
This describes a system where you need to run one or more scripts continuously to catch and react to events in your network.
My question: Let's say I had multiple python scripts that I wanted to do run while I work on other things. What approaches are available to manage these scripts? I have to imagine there is a better way than having a large number of terminal windows running each script individually.
I am coming back to python, and have no formal training in computer programming, so any guidance you can provide will be greatly appreciated.
Let's say I had multiple python scripts that I wanted to do run. What
approaches are available to manage these scripts? I have to imagine
there is a better way than having a large number of terminal windows
running each script individually.
If you have several .py files in a directory that you want to run, without having a specific order, you can do:
import glob
pyFiles = glob.glob('path/*.py')
for pyFile in pyFiles:
execfile(pyFile)
Your system already runs a large number of background processes, with output to the system log or occasionally to a service-specific log file.
A common arrangement for quick and dirty deployments -- where you don't necessarily want to invest in making the scripts robust and well-behaved enough to run as proper services -- is to start the script inside screen or tmux. You can detach when you don't need to be looking at it, and can reattach at any time -- even from a remote login -- to view the output, or to troubleshoot.
Take a look at luigi (I've not used it).
https://github.com/spotify/luigi
These days (five years after the question was asked) a lot of people use docker compose. But that's a little heavy weight depending on what you want to do.
I just saw today the script server of bugy. Maybe it might be a solution for you or somebody else.
(I am just trying to find a tampermonkey script structure for python..)
Hey everyone I have a large scope type question that I'd really appriciate feedback/insight on.
I'm a newish programer and am Developing an 'Engine Development Enviorment' for fun at work. I have a program that makes alot of run files, and I have another program that manages batched/local multiprocessed simulations.
I want them to work seamlessly together, but I only want one instance of the 'BatchMaster' to run locally (from the taskbar). I also do alot of scripting type stuff for exploratory data analysis and would love the ability to launch simulations in a single line of code like the following.
import enginemodels
aetd = enginemodels.aetd(bleed='ON')
results = aetd.run(altitude=80000,mach=5,tempsls=60)
I'm would like to have my engine model run method send input to the 'BatchMaster' process.
My question is two parts:
1) How to do you find a multiprocessing instance in windows and send it information?
2) If there isn't an instance of that program, how do you launch it?
Thanks for any feedback or insight you can provide!
This will really help out alot of people at my workplace who aren't good at programming, and do most of their work making files via copy paste.