On 11/06/14 00:04, Steven D'Aprano wrote: > On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 04:51:20PM +0100, Adam Gold wrote: >> Hi there. I've been writing a script that is now finished and working >> (thanks, in part, to some helpful input from this board). What I'd >> really like to do now is go through it with an 'expert' who can point >> out ways I may have been able to code more efficiently/effectively. I >> don't think it would be appropriate to post the whole script here and >> ask "how could I do this better" (!) so I was wondering if anyone knows >> of ways for python noobs to connect with python experts for this sort of >> exercise. I understand people can be really busy so I'm happy to pay >> for someone's time if necessary. > > > How big is the script? A single file, or hundreds of files? Fifty lines > of code? A thousand?
Thanks for the reply Steven. It's no more than 100 lines at a guess (I'm quite a noob although I think/hope that the brevity of the script may be partially attributable to some choices I made). > In simple English, what does it do? Does it require specialized > knowledge to understand? It's a backup script, more specifically: - create lv snapshots of pre-selected logical volumes on my server which are running xen VMs - dd and bzip2 (using a pipe) the snapshots to .img.bz2 files for storage on the same server - gpg encrypt the same files and uploads them to s3 - removes the lv snapshots and the .gpg files - deletes files in the S3 directory which are older than X days > > Is it available somewhere on the Internet? E.g. on Google code, github, > sourceforge, your own personal website? Are there confidentiality > restrictions on it? The are no restrictions (license or otherwise), no confidentiality issues. The file is not currently available on the internet but I can make it available easily enough on pastebin, as a downloadable file etc. > The answer to these questions will influence the type of code review > you get. I look forward to hearing further thoughts. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
