Thomas, on some points we may see it differently.
Some formats can be done simply but are maybe better done in somewhat
standard ways.
Some of what the OP has is already tables in a database and that can
trivially be exported into a CSV file or other formats like your TSV file
and more. They can
On 1/30/2024 12:21 PM, Rich Shepard via Python-list wrote:
On Tue, 30 Jan 2024, Thomas Passin via Python-list wrote:
Fine, my toy example will still be applicable. But, you know, you haven't
told us enough to give you help. Do you want to replace text from values
in a file? That's been
On 1/30/24 14:46, AVI GROSS via Python-list wrote:
Rich,
You may want to broaden your perspective a bit when people make suggestions.
Karsten did not spell out a full design and should not need to.
But consider this as a scenario.
You want to send (almost) the same message to one or more
Rich,
You may want to broaden your perspective a bit when people make suggestions.
Karsten did not spell out a full design and should not need to.
But consider this as a scenario.
You want to send (almost) the same message to one or more recipients.
So call a program, perhaps some variant on
> On Tue, 30 Jan 2024, Karsten Hilbert wrote:
>
> > It doesn't need to. It just sends the (pre-personalized-by-Python) mail
> > files.
>
> Karsten,
>
> In which case, I might as well have Python format and send the messages. :-)
Certainly. But it seems you are wrestling with Python. Might as
On Tue, 30 Jan 2024, Karsten Hilbert wrote:
It doesn't need to. It just sends the (pre-personalized-by-Python) mail files.
Karsten,
In which case, I might as well have Python format and send the messages. :-)
Regards,
Rich
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> > Why not foxus on just the part you think you are better off using python,
> > namely personalization ?
> >
> > Create personalized files and send them with your trusted mailx solution ?
>
> Karsten,
>
> Too much time. And while mailx accepts the '-a' option for attachments but
> has none for
On Tue, 30 Jan 2024, Karsten Hilbert wrote:
Why not foxus on just the part you think you are better off using python,
namely personalization ?
Create personalized files and send them with your trusted mailx solution ?
Karsten,
Too much time. And while mailx accepts the '-a' option for
> For 30 years I've used a bash script using mailx to send messages to a list
> of recipients. They have no salutation to personalize each one. Since I want
> to add that personalized salutation I decided to write a python script to
> replace the bash script.
Why not foxus on just the part you
On Tue, 30 Jan 2024, AVI GROSS via Python-list wrote:
But seriously, the OP, AKA Rich, is making clear that he is making a tool
for his own use. It sounds like he wants to maintain a data repository of
his own with some info about his clients and then have the ability to
specify a name and pop
On Tue, 30 Jan 2024, Thomas Passin via Python-list wrote:
Fine, my toy example will still be applicable. But, you know, you haven't
told us enough to give you help. Do you want to replace text from values
in a file? That's been covered. Do you want to send the messages using
those libraries?
I deleted the contents of the message so I can avoid both of the deadly
sins of top posting and bottom posting and chance committing the sin of
replying without any context.
Of course, I am only replying to Jon wishing a real or feigned good luck to
the OP.
But seriously, the OP, AKA Rich, is
On 1/30/2024 8:37 AM, Rich Shepard via Python-list wrote:
On Mon, 29 Jan 2024, Thomas Passin via Python-list wrote:
If you aren't going to use one or another existing template system,
perhaps the easiest is to use unique strings in the message file. For
example:
Dear __##so-and-so##__:
On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 1:13 AM AVI GROSS via Python-list
wrote:
>
> It can be quite frustrating figuring out what someone wants, Grant,
> especially when they just change it.
>
> It is worse when instead of starting a new thread with an appropriate
> subject line, it continues and old one that
On Mon, 29 Jan 2024, Thomas Passin via Python-list wrote:
If you aren't going to use one or another existing template system,
perhaps the easiest is to use unique strings in the message file. For
example:
Dear __##so-and-so##__:
Please don't write this message off as mere spam.
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