Automate checking whether the Pinecil is still in stock

[Julius_GU]

Here is a quick way to see whether the Pinecil gets back in stock.
I've been meaning to get one, but it is out of stock. To automate my stalking of pine's website, i've written this python script and thought that I could share it if someone thinks that it's neat:

Code:

import requests as r
from tkinter import messagebox as m
import tkinter as tk
import os

url = "https://pine64.com/product/pinecil-smart-mini-portable-soldering-iron/?v=0446c16e2e66"

#don't show a main window
root = tk.Tk()
root.withdraw()

response = r.get(url)

source = response.text

startIndex = source.find("<title>")
endIndex = source.find("</title>")

if (startIndex == -1) or (endIndex == -1):
    m.showerror(title="could not check pine64.com", message="please check your internet connection")
    quit()

if("[Out of Stock]" in source[startIndex:endIndex]):
    print(source[startIndex:endIndex])
    m.showinfo(title="OUT OF STOCK", message="the Pinecil is stil out of stock, unfortunately")
else:
    choice = m.askquestion(title="IN STOCK", message="THE PINECIL IS BACK\nGo to the store?")
    if choice == 'yes':
        os.system("firefox "+url)

This will show the following when executed
https://ibb.co/XzLBd1P
https://ibb.co/XCcJb9D

the only thing left then is to add a menu item with the command:

Code:

python ~/checkPinecil.py

(replace "~/checkPinecil" with the path to your saved file)

Then you can easily check whether it is available

P.s. I am aware of how useless this is, but I was bored and this is the result.

Best Regards, Julius

[tophneal]

haha! this is awesome. i'd happily alter that and point people to it for the pbp, tab, and phone, too

[ImmortanJoe]

Hi. I'm not a python programmer. But I made a couple of small changes for Linux.

up the top put the following for direct execution. Assuming that's where you can find your python

Code:

#!/usr/bin/python3

and this down the bottom. replacing firefox with xdg-open to be a little more generic:

Code:

os.system("xdg-open "+url)

In my case it opens a tab in chromium because it's my default browser.

don't forget to chmod +x checkPinecil.py if you want to run the file directly.

e: Thanks again for posting. I just got the basics of your program running in MicroPython on an eap32. So I now have the basis of a standalone in-stock alert.

[Julius_GU]

Code:

#!/usr/bin/python3

Code:

os.system("xdg-open "+url)

Those are good changes, I didn't really give machine independence a lot of thought when I wrote it.
I'm glad that this could serve as a basis, your project sounds really cool

[neil_swann80]

Any rumor as to when the next will go on sale?

[ender__exe]

Here is a quick way to see whether the Pinecil gets back in stock.
I've been meaning to get one, but it is out of stock. To automate my stalking of pine's website, i've written this python script and thought that I could share it if someone thinks that it's neat:

Code:

import requests as r
from tkinter import messagebox as m
import tkinter as tk
import os

url = "https://pine64.com/product/pinecil-smart-mini-portable-soldering-iron/?v=0446c16e2e66"

#don't show a main window
root = tk.Tk()
root.withdraw()

response = r.get(url)

source = response.text

startIndex = source.find("<title>")
endIndex = source.find("</title>")

if (startIndex == -1) or (endIndex == -1):
    m.showerror(title="could not check pine64.com", message="please check your internet connection")
    quit()

if("[Out of Stock]" in source[startIndex:endIndex]):
    print(source[startIndex:endIndex])
    m.showinfo(title="OUT OF STOCK", message="the Pinecil is stil out of stock, unfortunately")
else:
    choice = m.askquestion(title="IN STOCK", message="THE PINECIL IS BACK\nGo to the store?")
    if choice == 'yes':
        os.system("firefox "+url)

This will show the following when executed
https://ibb.co/XzLBd1P
https://ibb.co/XCcJb9D

the only thing left then is to add a menu item with the command:

Code:

python ~/checkPinecil.py

(replace "~/checkPinecil" with the path to your saved file)

Then you can easily check whether it is available

P.s. I am aware of how useless this is, but I was bored and this is the result.

Best Regards, Julius

updated it so it also knows if something will be back soon also any browser will work now 

Code:

import webbrowser as web
import requests as r
from tkinter import messagebox as m
import tkinter as tk
import os

url = "https://pine64.com/product/pinecil-smart-mini-portable-soldering-iron/?v=0446c16e2e66"

root = tk.Tk()
root.withdraw()

response = r.get(url)

source = response.text

startIndex = source.find("<title>")
endIndex = source.find("</title>")

if (startIndex == -1) or (endIndex == -1):
    m.showerror(title="could not check pine64.com", message="please check your internet connection")
    quit()

if("[Out of Stock]" in source[startIndex:endIndex]):
    print(source[startIndex:endIndex])
    m.showinfo(title="OUT OF STOCK", message="the Pinecil is stil out of stock, unfortunately")
elif("[Schedule back in stock " in source[startIndex:endIndex]):
    print(source[startIndex:endIndex])
    m.showinfo(title="OUT OF STOCK", message="the Pinecil is scheduled to be back in stock")
else:
    choice = m.askquestion(title="IN STOCK", message="THE PINECIL IS BACK\nGo to the store?")
    if choice == 'yes':
        web.open(url, new=0, autoraise=True)