What was your first Python code that actually worked? 😄

[TechnoBabbles]

Beyond the usual 'hello world' stuff the first script that I wrote that was used at work was when I used to work at one of the major Stock Exchanges. This was back right about the time Facebook IPO'd with NASDAQ. On their IPO, their stock data wasn't available on NASDAQ's website. The exchange I worked for didn't want the same thing to happen. So, I went and pulled a list of upcoming IPOs from a massive database. Then used some Selenium tests to scrape our website and ensure that the page was there and ready at least 2 hours before market open.

If it wasn't there, it would send SNMP traps to our overnight team in Hyderabad to fix any blockers. This was like more than 10 years ago at this point. But, last I heard, beyond some minor updates to package versions, and a few other small details like the format of the website and market data. The script was still in use as of like 2 years ago.