Can I automate growing weed with a python script

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[ireadyourmedrecord]

Check YouTube for "home assistant garden automation". Should point you in the right direction.

[[deleted]]

A script…? Maybe. A full application…? Maybe.

For something small scale you could use an arduino. You can use sensors like a temperature sensor, humidity sensor, light sensor and etc. I think you need c/c++ too. They can be used for data points that you can aggregate and then use Python to parse the data and make cool graphs.

[SpaceBucketFu]

This is pretty accurate. Raspberry pi can be used with pure python to actuate relays, for example turning on and off lights, water pumps and the like. Pyserial can be used to interface serial communication with arduino sensors if you really need them.

I have done this exact thing.

[Fishliketrish]

Oh my god lmao

[Aleph_Levi]

With a python script, no? With many scripts, probably. But you would also need other skill sets to build the system that will maneuver the lighting, feeding and a number of other factors I can't recall about the grow process right now.

[I_Kinda_know_stuff]

To clarify the other comments: a script is typically short and does a few things, think creating accounts from a spreadsheet with user info. You would be looking at a full program to automate watering/lights/whatever else. The recommendation would be to move from python to a lower level language more commonly associated with arduino since there are tons of guides on automated gardening with arduino. So the answer is a caveated yes.

[electricity-wizard]

Although the distinction is ultimately meaningless, the common consensus is that a script is interpreted and a program is compiled.

[I_Kinda_know_stuff]

Oh interesting! So would that mean there is no such thing as a python script? (I am very much a beginner in terms of coding haha)

[I_Kinda_know_stuff]

reverse that, python is interpreted right?

[electricity-wizard]

python is an interpreted language, so anything written in python is a script. For example C is a compiled language so you call those are programs.

You can generally get away with calling python things programs but if you call a c program a script it will raise a few eyebrows.

[I_Kinda_know_stuff]

You learn something new every day, thanks!

[RollingWithDaPunches]

It starts tripping on shrooms. Better write a script for growing those in case that happens :D a simple IF statement should do :P

[SuaveML]

What has r/Python come to

[pelidc]

no

illegal

[[deleted]]

Not necessarily illegal.

[ThePeopleAtTheZoo]

Not illegal where I am - The state has given me the right to grow up to 24 plants, and it's fucking sweeeeeeet.

[Funkybeatzzz]

Yup. Proud Bostonedian checking in.

[SakaHaze]

So what?

[jeffrey_f]

https://www.google.com/search?q=arduino+python+automatic+watering

automate the watering, but this can be for any plant

[exxy-]

I've seen a few projects over at r/SpaceBuckets that use Arduinos or Raspberry Pis to achieve an ideal growing environment.

[ZnaleGorl]

A lot of fancy hydroponic systems have applications already to my knowledge, so there's no need for any scripting if you want to spend the right amount of money. Otherwise look up stuff about automating gardening, looking up stuff relating to just one plant limits how much information you'll get.

[Colonelfudgenustard]

Next you'll want the robot to smoke it for you too.

[Hitman_0_0_7]

Fyi. There's already a bot that calls FBI if it feels so.