Re: [gentoo-user] OT: python, accounting & gentoo

[Tom Cocagne]

There are a few Python packages that come to mind when reading your description.

ZeroMQ (with the pyzmq bindings) - Exceedingly simple, robust, and
reliable message passing. This may simplify your data collection
needs.

Twisted (http://www.twistedmatrix.com) - An excellent asynchronous
networking library. More complex than ZeroMQ but much more versatile.

Matplotlib - One of the best graph generation tools available. It
supports multiple GUI frameworks and can be used for both static and
dynamic graph generation.

Python's built-in SQLite database - If your accounting needs are
fairly light, it may be simpler to use a raw database than a
full-fledged ERP/accounting system.

Given your problem description, you've certainly got your work cut out
for you. I hope these help. Good luck!

Tom

On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 12:22 PM, James <wireless@×××××××××××.com> wrote:
> Hello
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> I'm looking to learn more about Python and it's capabilities.
> Since I have some "loose" requirements to integrate some financial
> accounting and data collection into an sql
> database, I figured I'd research relevant, existing software
> as well as writing some code in python, to see
> how well I like python..... with web, graphics and database
> systems.
>
> So what I have found on Gentoo is "openERP"
> Other software (written in python is a requirement)
> not in portage, that I have found so far is:
> GNU Enterprise and Tryton. Any Others?
>
> So whether  it's a basic (python) based accounting system
> or a full blown Enterprise Resource Planning tool,
> I have one twist as to what the software must eventually do.
> I have  a myriad of embedded devices that provide all
> sorts of machine based data (literally pumps, valves, etc and
> all sorts of sensors) that will also be sending data into the
> database system. I also have a myriad of very questionable
> mathematical models that generate "simulated sensor data" also
> to be included, monitored and analyzed.
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> So I want to find/develop/refine  software
> that is able to collect data from  all sorts of disparate
> sources. To then display it like a normal accounting  software
> package would, but also be able to display some (selective) data
> in some sort of separate, graphical display, so a particular
> parameter(s) could be displayed in a (real-time) graphical gui,
> much like a speedometer on the dashboard of a car, simultaneously too.
>
> Usually Java, qt4 etc are used to generate the graphical displays
> on a computer screen. Is python viable as a language/tool to also
> create these graphics? If not, what would be a good language,
> that works well with python,  to use to develop either web based
> or display graphics?
>
> This is an evolving, formative effort, so all input, particularly codes
> that exist, are welcome. Comments on using python, and other ideas
> are most appreciated.
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> James
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