playwhe 0.3

What is this?

A Python API and script for the retrieval and storage of Play Whe results from the National Lotteries Control Board (NLCB) website.

Why was this written?

Short answer:

Because it can be written.

Slightly longer answer:

Because I was looking for a small Python project to work on for practice.

Which version do I have?

Version 0.3.

After installing the package you can also check the version number by issuing the following command at a shell prompt.

$ playwhe.py --version

How do I install it?

$ tar xvzf playwhe-0.3.tar.gz
$ cd playwhe-0.3
$ sudo python setup.py install

What are some of the things it can do?

You can get Play Whe results directly from NLCB using the playwhe module.

import playwhe
p = playwhe.PlayWhe()

# retrieve and display all the results for the month of April in the year 2011
print "\n\n".join(map(lambda r: r.prettyprint(), p.results_for_month(2011, 4)))

# retrieve and display the results for April 2nd, 2011
print "\n\n".join(map(lambda r: r.prettyprint(), p.results_for_day(2011, 4, 2)))

# retrieve and display the two most recent results
print "\n\n".join(map(lambda r: r.prettyprint(), p.results()))

You can get Play Whe results directly from NLCB using the playwhe.py script.

$ echo Retrieve and display the results for the month of April in the year 2011
$ playwhe.py --pretty-print --date=2011-04
$ playwhe.py -p -d 2011-04

$ echo Retrieve and display the results for April 2nd, 2011
$ playwhe.py --pretty-print --date=2011-04-02
$ playwhe.py -p -d 2011-04-02

$ echo Retrieve and display the two most recent results
$ playwhe.py --pretty-print
$ playwhe.py -p

You can keep a local copy of previous Play Whe results in an SQLite database.

$ echo Create and initialize a Play Whe database
$ playwhe.py --createdb="/home/<username>/playwhe.db"
$ playwhe.py -c "/home/<username>/playwhe.db"

$ echo Update the Play Whe database
$ playwhe.py --updatedb="/home/<username>/playwhe.db"
$ playwhe.py -u "/home/<username>/playwhe.db"

$ echo Update the Play Whe database and keep a log
$ playwhe.py -u "/home/<username>/playwhe.db" 2>> "/home/<username>/playwhe.log"

Where can I get the latest development version of this project?

This project is hosted on GitHub at https://github.com/dwayne/playwhe.

$ git clone git://github.com/dwayne/playwhe.git

What liscense does this project use?

This project is in the public domain. Do with it whatever you want.

Where can I get help?

> import playwhe
> help(playwhe)

$ playwhe.py --help

You can also get help, report bugs, make suggestions or ask thoughtful questions by contacting Dwayne R. Crooks via email at <me at dwaynecrooks dot com>.