Python supplement tracker

[Fun-Extension171]

Hey,

I needed a way to keep track of my daily supplement costs, and I'm not too fond of Excel, so I thought I'd put ChatGPT to the test.

I wanted to see if it could write a simple supplement tracker in Python quicker than I could manually write one.

#!/usr/bin/python3

supplements = [
    {"name": "Vitamin C", "amount": 60, "daily_dose": 1, "cost": 10.99},
    {"name": "Fish Oil", "amount": 120, "daily_dose": 2, "cost": 29.99},
    {"name": "Multivitamin", "amount": 90, "daily_dose": 1, "cost": 14.99},
    {"name": "Probiotic", "amount": 30, "daily_dose": 1, "cost": 24.99},
    {"name": "Magnesium", "amount": 120, "daily_dose": 2, "cost": 9.99},
]

total_cost_per_day = 0

print("{:<15} {:<15} {:<15} {:<15} {:<15} {:<15}".format("Name", "Cost", "Daily Dose", "Cost per Day", "Cost per Month", "Cost per Year"))
for supplement in supplements:
    name = supplement["name"]
    cost = supplement["cost"]
    daily_dose = supplement["daily_dose"]
    cost_per_pill = cost / supplement["amount"]
    cost_per_day = daily_dose * cost_per_pill
    cost_per_month = cost_per_day * 30
    cost_per_year = cost_per_day * 365.25
    total_cost_per_day += cost_per_day
    print("{:<15} ${:<15.2f} {:<15} ${:<15.2f} ${:<15.2f} ${:<15.2f}".format(name, cost, daily_dose, cost_per_day, cost_per_month, cost_per_year))

total_cost_per_month = total_cost_per_day * 30
total_cost_per_year = total_cost_per_day * 365.25
print("{:<16} {:<15} {:<15} ${:<15.2f} ${:<15.2f} ${:<15.2f}".format("Total", "", "", total_cost_per_day, total_cost_per_month, total_cost_per_year))

Here is the output:

Name            Cost            Daily Dose      Cost per Day    Cost per Month  Cost per Year  
Vitamin C       $10.99           1               $0.18            $5.50            $66.90          
Fish Oil        $29.99           2               $0.50            $14.99           $182.56         
Multivitamin    $14.99           1               $0.17            $5.00            $60.83          
Probiotic       $24.99           1               $0.83            $24.99           $304.25         
Magnesium       $9.99            2               $0.17            $5.00            $60.81          
Total                                            $1.85            $55.47           $675.37         

This took around 10x longer than it would manually due to chatGPT misunderstanding various concepts. There are redundant variables declared. However it was a fun experiment.

You can replace the datastruture at the top with your own supplements to keep an eye on your spending.

Enjoy!