Tuesday, May 5, 2015

INSTALL PYTHON AND PYGAME IN WINDOWS 7

1. If your pygame or python is not working; take a look at the below tutorial first. If you feel like you have not installed python or pygame properly; then uninstall them and follow the below instructions.

 2. If you have not installed Python yet; go to PYTHON DOWNLOADS and download the latest version of Python-2 or Python-3 and install it.
Note: The latest version already include PIP.
Follow the below pics to install Python







3. If you have Python already installed in your system but do not have pip; FOLLOW THIS QUICK AND EASY TUTORIAL and install pip.

4. To download pygame go to PYGAME DOWNLOAD LINK and download the pygame according to the Python version and windows 32 bit or 64 bit.
Follow the below pics to install Pygame





Comments and suggestion are invited. :)

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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

chapter3 of head first programming (complete procedure and program to send message to twitter)

  • First of all go to TWITTER and log in to your account.
  • Follow the below pictures to create a new app. 
Note: Instructions are written inside the pictures.















Now we are all done with Twitter application authentication process !!
So long. Take some tea or coffee break !!
sweat

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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS AND LINKS FOR pip AND twitter version 1.16.0 OR LOWER .
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NOTE: YOU NEED TO USE COMMAND PROMPT (ON WINDOWS) AND TERMINAL (ON LINUX AND MAC) WITH ADMIN PRIVILEGE FOR INSTALLING PIP AND TWITTER API.

For Linux (yum and apt based):

 1. yum install python-pip python3-pip
                  or 
    sudo apt-get install python-pip python3-pip

 For Windows click me

 For Mac OS click me

                                        OR

FOLLOW THIS PIP INSTALLATION GUIDE (CLICK ME)

2. pip install twitter
3. pip3 install twitter

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Script for python-2.7.x (tested using python-2.7.8) :
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import twitter as t
import urllib2 as ur
import time

CONSUMER_KEY = 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' # Same as API key
CONSUMER_SECRET = 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' # Same as API secret
ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY= 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET= 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'

'''
This function updates the status of my twitter account
requires twitter python module
'''
def tweet(status_msg):
    if len(status_msg) > 140 :
        raise Exception ('Status message too long !!!')
    else:
        authkey = t.Twitter(auth=t.OAuth(ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY, ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET, CONSUMER_KEY, CONSUMER_SECRET))
        result = authkey.statuses.update(status=status_msg)
        return result

'''
This function get the coffee price (both below a desired price and in emergency; the current price)
'''
def get_price(page):
    text = page.read().decode("utf8")
    ss_pos = text.find('>$')
    soss = ss_pos + 2
    eoss = soss + 4
    return float(text[soss:eoss])

'''
main program
requires urllib.request
requires time library also.
'''
print ("Welcome to Starbuzz Coffee price checking program")
choice = raw_input ("Do You want to know the coffee price immediately ?? (y/n) : ")
if choice == "y":
    page = ur.urlopen("http://beans.itcarlow.ie/prices.html")
    price = get_price(page)
    status_msg = "@starbuzzceo\nCurrent price of coffee = $" + str(price)
    res = tweet(status_msg)
else :
    price =99.99
    while price > 4.74 :
        time.sleep(10)
        page = ur.urlopen("http://beans.itcarlow.ie/prices-loyalty.html")
        price = get_price(page)
    status_msg = "@starbuzzceo\nCurrent price of coffee is $" + str(price) + "; BUY !!!"
    res = tweet(status_msg)

if res != None:
    print ("tweeted coffee price successfully to Starbuzz CEO")
else:

    print ("problem !!")

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Script for python-3.x (tested using python-3.4.1) :
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import twitter as t
import urllib.request as ur
import time

CONSUMER_KEY = 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' # Same as API key
CONSUMER_SECRET = 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' # Same as API secret
ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY= 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET= 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'

'''
This function updates the status of my twitter account
requires twitter python module
'''
def tweet(status_msg):
    if len(status_msg) > 140 :
        raise Exception ('Status message too long !!!')
    else:
        authkey = t.Twitter(auth=t.OAuth(ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY, ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET, CONSUMER_KEY, CONSUMER_SECRET))
        result = authkey.statuses.update(status=status_msg)
        return result

'''
This function get the coffee price (both below a desired price and in emergency; the current price)
'''
def get_price(page):
    text = page.read().decode("utf8")
    ss_pos = text.find('>$')
    soss = ss_pos + 2
    eoss = soss + 4
    return float(text[soss:eoss])

'''
main program
requires urllib.request
requires time library also.
'''
print ("Welcome to Starbuzz Coffee price checking program")
choice = input ("Do You want to know the coffee price immediately ?? (y/n) : ")
if choice == "y":
    page = ur.urlopen("http://beans.itcarlow.ie/prices.html")
    price = get_price(page)
    status_msg = "@starbuzzceo\nCurrent price of coffee = $" + str(price)
    res = tweet(status_msg)
else :
    price =99.99
    while price > 4.74 :
        time.sleep(10)
        page = ur.urlopen("http://beans.itcarlow.ie/prices-loyalty.html")
        price = get_price(page)
    status_msg = "@starbuzzceo\nCurrent price of coffee is $" + str(price) + "; BUY !!!"
    res = tweet(status_msg)

if res != None:
    print ("tweeted coffee price successfully to Starbuzz CEO")
else:
    print ("problem !!")

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 SCRIPTS FOR PYTHON 2.7.X USING  tweepy
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Try it yourself for Python 3.X.

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import tweepy
import urllib2 
import time

CONSUMER_KEY = 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'# Same as API key
CONSUMER_SECRET = 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'# Same as API secret
ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY= 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'
ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET= 'xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'

 '''
This below function updates the status of my twitter account
requires tweepy
'''
def tweet(status):
    if len(status) > 140 :
        raise Exception ('Status message too long !!!')
    auth = tweepy.OAuthHandler(CONSUMER_KEY, CONSUMER_SECRET)
    auth.set_access_token(ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY, ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET)
    api = tweepy.API(auth)
    result = api.update_status(status)
    return result 
# I do not feel any need of this though.
#it is always good to make a function return something

'''
This below function get the coffee price (both below a desired price and in emergency; the current price)
'''
def get_price(page):
    text = page.read().decode("utf8")
    ss_pos = text.find('>$')
    soss = ss_pos + 2
    eoss = soss + 4
    return float(text[soss:eoss])

'''
main program
requires urllib2 (incase of python 2.7.x series)
requires time library also.
'''
print ("Welcome to Starbuzz Coffee price checking program")
choice = raw_input ("Do You want to know the coffee price immediately ?? (y/n) : ")
if choice == "y":
    page_emergency = urllib2.urlopen("http://beans.itcarlow.ie/prices.html") 
    price = get_price(page_emergency)
    res = tweet("@starbuzzceo\nCurrent price of coffee = $" + str(price))
else :
    price =99.99
    while price > 4.74 :
        time.sleep(10)
        page_optimal = urllib2.urlopen("http://beans.itcarlow.ie/prices-loyalty.html") 
        price = get_price(page_optimal)
    res = tweet("@starbuzzceo\nCurrent price of coffee is $" + str(price) + "; BUY !!!")
if res != None:
    print ("tweeted coffee price successfully to starbuzz ceo")
else:
    print ("problem !!")
suggestions and comments are invited.


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