RE: Python Libraries: Expanding the Functions
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It's all good fun. Python and beem is a powerful combination, but it can be hard to work out what functions to use. I need to play with them some more. I could do some stuff around tenkminnows to make it more useful.
You could check the length of posts as part of deciding if they are worthy of a vote. I know some bots count words.
A couple of Python things. If a function returns a list you can check if something is in there like this rather than looping:
from beem.account import Account
print('steevc' in Account("slobberchops").get_following())
You can do a lot in one line. It may be quicker than a loop if that matters.
When checking a boolean you don't really need the == True, but it does no harm if you find it easier to read.
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This was something I was going to incorporate into the next change. I have yet to find an example in Holger's docs.
I once wrote a VB6 Forms app when working for HBOS (Now Lloyds Banking Group), and had to hand over the source when I left. I feel sorry for the person who had to dissect what I had done. It worked but even I struggled to read it!
This I do know and the function calls rely on True using the just the If statement, but on other occasions its stated more obviously.
In the proper coding world, I guess it has to conform all one way or another?
There has to be a compromise between being concise and being readable, but doing things in one line can be more efficient. There's a lot you can do with lists without resorting to a loop. Can always add a comment to make it clear what was intended.
I know, still learning. I come from a VBS background and it shows.
I like that Python gives you options. You can write in the same style as some other languages, but you gradually learn the more 'Pythonic' ways.