pypals 0.0.8

Terminal buddies to store and run python snippets

pypals
_{^{Turn python snippets into command line buddies!}}

Keeps track of python scripts and snippets as command line pals.

installation

Get the package from PyPI i.e.

$ python3.7 -m pip install pypals

usage

Sometimes you write code maybe to do some random job or snippet, scrape something, send a tweet, whatever.

It's useful to keep those bits of odd code somewhere. pypals are easy to remember ages later.

$ python3.7 -m pypals sportsfan
$ sportsfan doesn't exist, create them now? yes or no
$ > yes
$ your name?
$ > mike
$ Hi my name is sportsfan, Thankyou for creating me!
$ I am listening...

sportsfan has been created, you can see him in /pypals directory. He can gather data about sports using any python commands you write and put in that folder

now try running this command...

$ hello

look in pypals/sportsfan/hello/hello.py file to see an example of a command. Add as many commands as you like for your project.

Next try typing a command like 'scrape somesite for images'...

You see it creates it for you. you can then just fill it in.

Next try typing 'quit'

If you're editing a python command you don't need to restart pypal. It will reload the command. so just type 'r' to rerun it.

• TODO - explain passing paramaters
• TODO - explain commands between bots / sharing commands

more

cron notes

put in sometask.sh file chmod +x the file.

echo "do some job batch 1" | nohup python3.7 -m pypals jobs >/dev/null 2>&1 &

• you may want those to self terminate *see 'quit'

makefile notes

something like this in your makefile to boot one or more faster

pypal:
	cd /home/ubuntu/Desktop/someapp/automate/; \
	python3.7 -m pypals myscraper server.py

If you run several pypals simoultaneously you can trash them all easy by putting this in your makefile:

killall:
	pkill -9 python

documentation

• note : you can't use package names for commands. i.e. builtins, test
• note : use task manager to montior bots

the base path to a command is available if loading writing files to same folder:

o.context.COMMAND_PATH

shortcuts

• r - re-run previous command
• h - history

Notes

https://medium.com/@joel.barmettler/how-to-upload-your-python-package-to-pypi-65edc5fe9c56