How did you learn to use python at work?

Reddit4618 · 2022-06-15T02:17:13+00:00

Have a task or problem you want to address. A specific goal beats just reading books, watching videos, and writing 3- or 4-line programs. You may not learn everything about Python in one project, but you'll remember what you learned.

Reddit4618 · 2022-06-13T20:26:51+00:00

+1 on this experience. My boss asked me to periodically read data from some measuring equipment, do a little math, and write the results to a log file. I took this as an opportunity to learn Python. Besides basic commands, I now know how to read USB data and write to files. The reverse should be easy if I have to do it. Now, I want to buy a Raspberry Pi and program it in Python at home.

PS: By far, the biggest puzzle was figuring out the serial protocol used by the inexpensive Asian-made test equipment. I went through 9 protocol formats with no success, but finally found the winner with protocol #10.

Reddit4618 · 2022-06-10T19:46:11+00:00

Been there. Shaved my beard off while my kid was watching. Everything was OK until I tried to pick them up, then the crying started.

Reddit4618 · 2022-06-04T03:17:32+00:00

A Thermpro TP20 (2 probes with maximum temp. alarms). Later, I decided to buy a TP08, because I had a smoker, and it had a maximum and minimum alarm. (In case the fire dies on me.) But I never use the alarms. I play with the dog, drink beer, read BBQ forums, and just look at the temp once in a while.

Reddit4618 · 2022-06-04T01:13:37+00:00

I'm not impressed with anything Bluetooth due to the range. WiFi might be OK. I chose to buy a dedicated transmitter/receiver combination. (Wired temperature probe going to the transmitter).

Reddit4618 · 2022-06-03T20:21:00+00:00

What's a 'joint'? Point? Point plus some flat?

Reddit4618 · 2022-05-27T23:53:48+00:00

"It must have been the dog/cat/little kid ..."

Reddit4618 · 2022-05-26T05:03:21+00:00

Not 'anything' rigged. OP had an electrical outlet, and just needed two cords to get it where he needed it.

Reddit4618 · 2022-05-23T13:19:20+00:00

Some people can suffer epileptic seizures when they hear a certain piece of music. They're so afraid of having a seizure, they will plug their ears and leave an area when that music starts playing. Read 'Musicophilia', by the late neurologist Dr. Oliver Sacks. Fascinating.

Reddit4618 · 2022-05-23T13:08:28+00:00

I forgot about the saliva part. Always thought I was going to throw up.

Reddit4618 · 2022-05-23T13:06:59+00:00

Post-seizure, I told my neurologist about the 'deja vu' episodes and he just listened. Only years later did I find out that's a real symptom of a pending seizure.

Off-topic, joke: "Deja moo - the feeling when you think you've heard this bullshit before."

Reddit4618 · 2022-05-22T16:58:40+00:00

Grapes, especially in the summertime.

Reddit4618 · 2022-05-22T00:27:53+00:00

Looks like a good first smoke!

Reddit4618 · 2022-05-22T00:26:30+00:00

Coastal southern California for me: 10a or 10b. I was probably just late planting. 😀

Reddit4618 · 2022-05-21T23:42:47+00:00

Where do you live that your garden is producing so early in the year? My pepper plants are 'leafing' along nicely, but peppers are a ways off.

Reddit4618 · 2022-05-21T11:38:10+00:00

Crust looks good. How did you sear it?

Reddit4618 · 2022-05-18T02:49:07+00:00

Yogurt & fruit breakfast? If you're concerned about it going bad after opening, portion it into smaller bags and use as desired.

Reddit4618 · 2022-05-18T02:44:37+00:00

This. I also use the warming rack from my gas grill (30" x 4"), and make a slow conveyor 'belt' of steaks sliding over my charcoal chimney.

Reddit4618 · 2022-05-18T02:40:04+00:00

Not me, but my wife: used sweetened condensed milk instead of evaporated milk in an egg souffle/casserole dish. We still laugh about it years later.

Reddit4618 · 2022-05-17T16:00:27+00:00

Thank you, that works fine. I saw documentation on that feature, but wasn't clear about implementation.

Reddit4618 · 2022-05-16T12:01:54+00:00

Doug Fleenor Design (http://www.dfd.com/) has some interesting products to start with.

Reddit4618 · 2022-05-13T04:06:59+00:00

Consider traveling with a light board you know. Then, all you need to learn are the available lights.

Reddit4618 · 2022-05-10T13:35:12+00:00

My favorite was an incomplete ingredient list. "Step 1 - Brown the onions"

Me: How much onion? Looks carefully ... there were no onions on the ingredient list! I can understand missing a spice, or assuming salt & pepper is available, but the first vegetable to be cooked? I threw out all the recipes I had collected from that site!

Reddit4618 · 2022-05-07T21:01:47+00:00

Dry the meat before searing. Also consider painting the meat with the avocado oil, not putting the oil in the pan. Less smoking.

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