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RE: Learning Python and finally making some shit happen....
Figure out how to connect Python up to Steem somehow and extract and viz data, maybe even put up some kind of friendly bot.
That's easier than installing anaconda - never managed the latter.
I’m surprised.... then again this is the windows version, I imagine you’re running a Linux machine or something a bit techy.
I get the feeling doing vizzes would be quite easy.... it’s just cut and paste... I’m more interested in automating stuff tbh. That’ll be a learning curve!
I tried the Windows version first - and failed.
As I was already getting into Linux for mining STEEM (yes), and it was easier to install the steem-python lib, I went for that.
The main thing if you want to automate stuff: You will need a machine to run your scripts on. If you want that machine at home, I found the cheapest and handiest solution is a used lenovo thinkpad laptop. It comes with its own uninterrupted power supply, runs economically and as a server allows you direct terminal access instead of tunneling every time.
On that machine, I would probably choose Linux now, for stability, but Windows would work just fine.
I can see above, that you can already code a loop in Python. That's all you need for a bot, really :)
Chat me up in Discord any time - this is exciting :)
By bizarre coincidence I happen to have an old Lenovo ideapad that's been sitting around for a year now doing nothing, it's 4GB of RAM rendered it useless within a year of my buying it.
Cheers for the offer of assistance, although it might be sometime until I get around to doing anything, I really need to focus on my 'main work' during the day... huge passive income generating potential that I need to get sorted ASAP, then I can focus on enjoying myself messing about with Steem a bit more.
Oh and btw: I usually run Windows, because the hardware drivers are easy to find this way. I then layer a virtual machine with the OS of my choice on top. This way I also have an encapsuled environment for testing and running my scripts and everything. If that crashes, I can just quickly reboot the virtual machine.
You can have a small cluster of VMs, 1 for each script, for added security and stability.
That's just about understandable to me!