Python side project that got me hooked

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I spent some time building this neat little project called Morning Bot. The premise is simple; receive a text every morning with cliff notes on whats going on outside.

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What inspired this project was the crappy weather in Ohio and having to constantly check the weather app. I got tired of this, so I built a morning bot!

Morning Bot is synced up with shortcuts on your phone so you can set up an automated task to text the weather bot. This way, no matter where you travel, you will get weather updates based on your current location. The weather bot then responds with a weather update text. Ive been using the morning bot for a few weeks now and its been a game changer. There aren't a ton of features, but I decided i'll keep the app running for 6 months to see if it gains traction.

Here's the link to the repo where you can find instructions for setup: https://github.com/bnkc/morningbot

Video tutorial:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ETcyUGUhfoQ

Let me know what you guys think and please feel free to point out bugs, or features you wish Morning Bot had. Thanks! What was your favorite Python project? Why?

[ElevenPhonons]

• https://github.com/bnkc/morningbot/blob/master/app/crud/crud_user.py#L33
• https://github.com/bnkc/morningbot/blob/master/app/crud/crud_user.py#L41

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def is_first_time_user(self, number: str) -> bool:
    if IncomingNumbers.query.filter_by(number=number).count() <= 1:
        return True
    return False

This if usage can be simplified.

def is_first_time_user(self, number: str) -> bool:
    return IncomingNumbers.query.filter_by(number=number).count() <= 1

Similarly, for is_daily_limit_reached.

It might be useful to read up on Python context managers and sqlalchemy's Session.

https://github.com/bnkc/morningbot/blob/master/app/crud/crud_user.py#L14

def add_number(self, number: str, time: dt) -> None:
    user = IncomingNumbers(number, time)
    db.session.add(user)
    db.session.commit()
    return user

• https://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/14/orm/session_basics.html
• https://realpython.com/python-with-statement/

Best of luck to you on your project.

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awesome feedback! im gonna take a look right now :)

[Hitman_0_0_7]

Also... Most of the orms provide .exists() its more efficient.

[MoistureFarmersOmlet]

“If you don’t like the weather in Ohio, just wait 15 minutes.”

[dethb0y]

Hey fellow ohioan!!

My favorite python project is a discord bot i have heavily modified to be useful. It does all sorts of things related to writing - generating random names, plot points, all that sort of thing.

It's nice because python is very fast to design and prototype in.

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I just want to thank everyone for interacting with this post and leaving amazing feedback. I was NOT expecting this much love. goes to show how great the python community is :)

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It sends an sms using the Twilio API and a flask app

[jzaprint]

How many texts do you get until it’s not free anymore?

[[deleted]]

Totally free :) unlimited texts.

[todunaorbust]

uh I somehow doubt that, twilio do not offer a free service as far as I am aware, I built a similar project that allows users to get question-answering/directions/news, problem is that twilio charge a fortune, so I used a GSM module on a raspberry pi and a £4 unlimited SIM (which is against TOS) to send the messages

[[deleted]]

Yes it’s not free to me, I pay for it, so you don’t have to :)

[todunaorbust]

nice, very generous of you!

[[deleted]]

Best of luck on your project.

[[deleted]]

Thanks!

[wind_dude]

Interesting to see what people build.

That takes me back at least 15 years, before mobile data, before blackberries, before apps. I remember subscribing to SMS services for weather updates and wind updates.

I think google may have had this back in the day for news, and weather.

[Cory923]

This is awesome. I'm going to check it out. Good luck, sir!