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Comment on Stock Quotes on your Desktop with Conky by Ciaran

Ciaran — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:03:09 +0000

Hey, I rearranged some stuff, and made the script a little more efficient by only connecting to Yahoo once to retrieve all stocks, then loop through them. I’m also using the UK url. Hope it’s useful.

import urllib2
import os
import sys

OUTPUT_FORMAT = ‘%-8s %-6s %-6s %-6s %-7s %-10s’

def main():
if len(sys.argv) > 1:
print OUTPUT_FORMAT % (‘Name’,'Value’,'Open’,'Change’,'Time’, ‘Date’)
stck_str = ‘+’.join(sys.argv[1:])
try:
csv = urllib2.urlopen(
‘http://uk.old.finance.yahoo.com/’
‘d/quotes.csv?s=%s&f=sl1d1t1c1ohgv&e=.csv’ % stck_str)
except urllib2.URLError, err:
print ‘Error getting data from Yahoo.’
sys.exit(1)
data = csv.readlines()

for line in data:
cells = line.replace(‘ ‘, ”).replace(‘N/A,’, ”).split(‘,’)

name, value, time, date, change, open_val = cells[0:6]
print OUTPUT_FORMAT % (name, value, open_val, change, time, date)
else:
print ‘You forgot to supply your stock quote as an arg’
print ‘Example: python stocks.py goog’

if __name__ == ‘__main__’:
main()

Comment on Stock Quotes on your Desktop with Conky by aqua

aqua — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 11:51:17 +0000

hi, great script!!!
but i would ask you if there is a setting for getting the “right” time, because i live in Italy and I got the wrong time displayed

thanks

Comment on PHP Login System Tutorial – Part 3 by Bhavik

Bhavik — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 05:16:00 +0000

Hey thanks for the comments! Im working on redoing this entire login system using a php framework (codeigniter or cakephp) to show a better/easier way of developing in php. This is going to take awhile though, very busy lately with work and school. This will address the security issues.

Comment on PHP Login System Tutorial – Part 3 by Zach

Zach — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 12:39:10 +0000

Thanks a bunch for this tutorial.
I’m using it as a basis for a small file hosting app for some friends and family.
I’m having some drama with adding password changing, ive messed around with the script and also the addition another user posted in the comments.
I can change the password, but for some reason, its not changing to the password I enter into the form.

All that aside, I am curious about the security aspects of the script, maybe that could be a topic for some more tutorials, I would really love to build on this script and you’ve made it so easy to this point!

Keep up the good work, I look forward to more =)

Comment on Have Conky Check Your Email! by hecky

hecky — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:25:00 +0000

Hi…this is GREAT!!! it works for me, but i have a doubt!!!

How can i make to just with one click i’m able to see the unseens mails??