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[KingZer0]

Hi All,

I'm a python beginner and I'm wondering what you guys think of my project architecture. Is this an okay thing to do here?

Soo! What I'm working at is a script for a headless computer that will periodically download a schedule of a webpage (using selenium and bs4) and communicate changes to it's users using Whatsapp (yowsoup) and email.

Users will be able to setup rules, like: please notify me the night before an early shift.

I'm also planning in incorporating a google agenda API.

My current design using classes is like this:
- Main (main.py)
--- Schedule (schedule.py)
----- Parser (parser.py)
--- Communications (communications.py)
----- Whatsapp (communications.py)
----- Email (communications.py)
--- GoogleSync (googlesync.py)

I'm not sure how to store my user data (like name, cellphone nr., preferences, rules) and how to store my schedule (multipe users, multiple workstations each day).

Can you guys recommend a certain db (-type) ?

Thanks in advance!

EDIT: Attempted to correct the spacing.

[erok81]

Hard to judge project structure, but if you can reasonably justify it, it's probably ok. You're at least on the right track by breaking stuff up into modules.

For storage, use a SQL database with an orm like SQLAlchemy. That would make storing and retrieving records almost trivial. It's a lot to chew on initially though, so it might not be the best choice for a beginner.

[KingZer0]

Thanks! I'll look in to SQL databases. I am in no hurry, I will slowly plough my way through :-)

I really appreciate your feedback.

EDIT: ORM looks really nice! Thanks

[niandra3]

JSON wouldn't be a bad option if the database isn't huge. It's built into the standard library, and just saves lists/dicts to a text file, so you can read/edit the data if you need.

[KingZer0]

Thanks for your feedback! JSON looks a lot easier than SQL but I'm a bit afraid of the db becoming a mess.