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Subject:    advice for inventory software
From:       "Brian J. Oney via Python-list" <python-list () python ! org>
Date:       2017-11-30 21:19:33
Message-ID: 1512076773.4868.0.camel () gmail ! com
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Dear Python scripters,

I am writing modules for my insectary (for food), the processes of which I plan to \
mostly automate.

Currently, inventory and the traceability of material flows is my focus. My best idea \
(yet) for making things as simple as possible consists of a debian server hooked up \
to a barcode scanner. The input of information would consist of scanning barcode \
sequences (Start process, item1, ..., stop process). 

For this, I plan to implement a listener to the usb port, which takes the input and \
knows what to do with it. Later on, there will be multiple simultaneous input \
sources. For now, I imagine a simple flask app capturing the input and feeding it \
into an SQL database. 

Certainly, someone has had the opportunity to something similar if not identical. I \
would be particularly greatful for advice on design and work already done.

For those interested, I have my progress on github.com/oneyb. I almost done with the \
basic inventory barcode printing functionality I need.

You may think I am reinventing the wheel. If so, why would I ask for advice? Also, \
the highly closed nature of the insect breeding business, my slim budget, and the \
desire to easy extend functionality in the near future (plus a mild case of 'I wanna \
code' [aka NIH] syndrome), push me to learn and implement this myself.

Thanks in advance!

Cheers

Brian
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