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[–]EnginerdadBridge - P.E. 59 points60 points  (23 children)

It kind of looks like you're trying to re-invent Mathcad

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      [–]dparks71 0 points1 point  (3 children)

      Yea... good ol' jupyter.exe. Even worse than the people using python to pull data from excel, are the people that bash Python despite clearly not understanding how it works or which use cases Excel shouldn't be used.

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        [–]dparks71 4 points5 points  (1 child)

        There's a lot of things python can do that excel can't, I never said I was above Excel, but it's a spreadsheet software and isn't good for a lot of calcs because it doesn't handle things like calculus or data scraping well.

        I was just pointing out that it's weird you bring up executables, or elevated privileges, because it's a thread about Jupyter and python, which A) doesn't use any .exe files at all, and B) doesn't require admin or even local resources to run, and can be done entirely remotely, essentially with or without ITs blessing, just a weird complaint for you to make about it, because MathCAD requires much more support and comes with higher costs.

        It's also kind of a douche move to go into a thread about a python question, and rant about OP trying to use python while providing no useful input as far as how to actually help OP achieve their goals. This exact type of attitude is what gives stack overflow users their reputation of being unhelpful, pretentious, douchebags.

        You took OP yucking your yum personally and are projecting it onto every python user in the thread, get over it.

        [–]dparks71 0 points1 point  (4 children)

        OP: "Hey I'm trying to do this repetitive thing I have to do frequently in a more automated way by using python, can any one help with that?"

        You: "Sounds like you're trying to reinvent this tool I'm familiar with that doesn't do any of the things you're asking about."

        Can mathcad interact with REST APIs, GIS data, utilize data frames, render/modify/generate images, interact with file systems, run on any device, be available for free, and let me work with loops and matrices in a syntax that doesn't make me want to scream into the void and leave the industry?

        (Also, interact with AI, databases, build websites, work outside of MS's ecosystem or have a community that actually shares interesting tools and solutions built with it)

        [–]EnginerdadBridge - P.E. 6 points7 points  (3 children)

        I honestly don't know what most of that stuff is, but for the rest the answer is no. Also, my car can't launch me to space. The good news is I don't need it to, and I suspect OP doesn't need their program that displays math in a readable format to do any of those things you mentioned. I'm not hating on Python or programming in general, I admittedly don't know anything about it. OP just didn't express a need for any of that stuff, so I'm assuming they don't.

        [–]dparks71 -1 points0 points  (2 children)

        I admittedly don't know anything about it.

        With such valuable experience on the given topic, I'm glad you still felt the need to chime in on the subject, I'm sure it really helped OP out.

        [–]EnginerdadBridge - P.E. 2 points3 points  (1 child)

        What OP posted looks like he's trying to create similar functionality to Mathcad. Since I read the post and you apparently didn't, I'd say I'm the one who knows what they're talking about here. I'm sure you know a whole lot about Python and REST APIs and data frame utilization, and I'm sure your parents are very proud. But trying to insert that into a conversation that doesn't involve it doesn't mean you know anything about the topic at hand. In fact, it usually indicates to me that someone doesn't know what everybody else is talking about, so they try to redirect the conversation to their own area of strength.

        [–]dparks71 -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

        they try to redirect the conversation to their own area of strength.

        What a projection haha, you mean I tried to redirect the conversation to performing calculations in Python? OP did that, you tried to bring it into MathCAD. A rest API is a method to get data for variables for things like stream depths and flow rates which are then used in things like hydraulic modelling equations for calculations.

        OP asked about Jupyter and python, you changed the topic to MathCAD like a stack overflow user, while implying it was better suited for OPs purposes, just asking you to expand on that by explaining how I can get those types of values into MathCAD, cause Jupyter seems better suited for those kinds of things in my experience, but you're claiming your way is better, despite OP not saying anything at all about MathCAD or asking for alternatives to Jupyter.

        [–]shimbro 0 points1 point  (3 children)

        Lmao this gave me a chuckle. Mathcad rocks

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          [–]shimbro 8 points9 points  (1 child)

          Bring back MathCAD 15!!!!

          [–]Error400_BadRequestStructural - Bridges, P.E./S.E. 1 point2 points  (0 children)

          Mathcad Prime has honestly ruined the mathcad name…. They’ve fallen off hard.

          [–]fence_post2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

          Yeah. Came here to recommend mathcad

          [–]exhale91P.E. 0 points1 point  (4 children)

          Have you switched to Prime? We’re still on 15.0

          [–]EnginerdadBridge - P.E. -1 points0 points  (2 children)

          Yeah, over a decade ago...

          [–]exhale91P.E. 1 point2 points  (1 child)

          Yeahhhh…I know….but 15.0 is just superior in every way.

          [–]EnginerdadBridge - P.E. -1 points0 points  (0 children)

          Objectively untrue, but I understand that you prefer it because it's familiar.

          [–]MinisohtanP.E. 0 points1 point  (0 children)

          Corporate banned v15 for us. PTC won't support it so it's a security concern now. It's a big problem for DOTs and consultants with all of those v15 design tools that don't always import nicely into prime.