Hi Raikuhen, thanks for sharing your experience. I have much less programming experience, but have also failed many times.
I've been meaning to write some Python code to scrape a website and compile the data into a searchable database, but with my level of skill and available free time, it will probably never happen. :)
Since it sounds like you want to start learning Python again, let me propose something a little crazy to you in the spirit of Steemit:
What if you took on this project for me as a way to learn Python and build something with it (as you described the best way to learn)? The crazy part of my proposal is that I would pay with STEEM or SBD (or some other crypto if you'd prefer, but doing it with STEEM would be cool).
By all means, you can ignore me or decline my offer, but I'd like to see what kinds of economies we can build within Steemit and your post made me think it might work in this case.
Also, if the code works, it will actually be a pretty useful tool for you to use as well.
If you're interested, let me know. We can discuss details on steemit.chat or discord if you want.
Thank you very much for your comment and for your answer.
I would be happy to help, but sadly, I have a lot of things going on right now, and it's hard to keep up xD I work pretty much all day, since 8 in the morning till almost 10 PM, and I really don't have any time to do something else.
That's the main reason I stopped learning Python a while ago and why even tho I want to learn it, I can't, because I know it would be a distraction if I don't have enough time at my disposal to focus on learning.
But thank you again very much for your comment and offer :)
No problem. Good luck with everything else. See you around steemit!
Out of curiosity, what kind of idea did you have in mind for your scraper?
Not trying to subvert your invitation to @raikuhen or anything, but I may be interested in contributing if I can, depending on what it involves. I do web development as my full-time so I have some expertise, but I also enjoy opportunities to expand my knowledge as well and if I can do it in a way that contributes back to the community, even better :)
Of course I also understand if you'd like to keep it private. Let me know what you think.
Hi xerdo, so I'm not sure about the feasibility of the project, but I would like to scrape the data from this website: http://www.equityswing.com
It's basically just a stream of "block trades" (which I could explain further if needed).
It requires a login, but it's free. Currently, it's a very useful site, but the search functions and ability to analyze the data is lacking.
If you're interested in discussing further, we could use steemit.chat, discord, telegram, etc.
Thanks for your interest!
Well, I don't know much about it but it sounds like it could be fun. Hit me up on discord my username is xerdo#0333
I don't have much time to look into it right this moment but I'll probably have some time this weekend to poke around a little bit on the site to at least get an idea.
Thanks, I sent you a friend request on discord.