Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder.news-service.com!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed5.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.002 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; '(although': 0.05; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'chooses': 0.07; 'front-end': 0.07; 'rules.': 0.07; 'python': 0.08; 'back-end': 0.09; 'of)': 0.09; 'subject:Outlook': 0.09; 'am,': 0.12; 'from:addr:alec.taylor6': 0.16; 'from:name:alec taylor': 0.16; 'ie.': 0.16; 'values),': 0.16; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.16; 'template': 0.19; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.20; 'this?': 0.21; 'cc:2**0': 0.22; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.22; '(where': 0.23; 'dictionary': 0.23; 'sep': 0.23; 'outlook': 0.26; "i'm": 0.27; 'sat,': 0.28; 'url:mailman': 0.28; 'message-id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.29; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.30; 'module': 0.30; 'configurable': 0.30; 'logic': 0.30; 'widget': 0.30; 'specified': 0.31; 'list': 0.32; 'brian': 0.32; 'does': 0.32; 'there': 0.33; 'url:listinfo': 0.33; 'rules': 0.34; 'rule': 0.34; 'things': 0.34; 'rather': 0.35; 'similar': 0.35; 'record': 0.35; 'received:209.85.161': 0.35; 'primary': 0.36; 'url:python': 0.36; 'but': 0.37; 'something': 0.37; 'received:google.com': 0.38; 'url:org': 0.38; 'received:209.85': 0.38; 'subject:: ': 0.39; 'enough': 0.39; 'user': 0.39; "i'd": 0.40; 'more': 0.60; 'easily': 0.61; 'address': 0.61; 'choose': 0.61; 'met': 0.63; 'fashion': 0.64; 'browser.': 0.77; '12:29': 0.84; 'to:name:brian': 0.84 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=03Wc2V41j0X2Y8+hUajWH5toop4LaCn3bfhwpyx25SI=; b=D19rVZUsGdO8DkBAhaUF8m/3Qpzc04lxkHIvzT5e49FyZ3D4nhlzDVCItGaDevqLZ0 Q9fl2IbfAOFUY5eq5xzA9GFx2xRhTD8DNB8zCzHATLsVFrCSyWog1O/WbtiJZFvhSp7I r9hvWH+YIKzP6rKytV2OhMaaXVwkyRqRfmm+s= MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sat, 10 Sep 2011 02:19:48 +1000 Subject: Re: Python and Outlook-style rules From: Alec Taylor To: Brian Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 34 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1315585191 news.xs4all.nl 2405 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:54377 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:13028 Something like this? http://stackoverflow.com/questions/387606/using-user-input-to-find-information-in-a-mysql-database On Sat, Sep 10, 2011 at 12:29 AM, Brian wrote: > I'm about to create a system which will need to allow hundreds of > users to create and maintain their own rules in a similar fashion to > MS Outlook rules. ie. > Each rule consists of one or more user configurable conditions and if/ > when the conditions are met then one or more user configurable actions > will be applied. > > The conditions will be things like "a specified key in a dictionary is > in a specified list of values" (where the user can choose the key and > the values), or "a specific record is in the specified > database" (where the user chooses the primary key of the record and > the database table to look in). > > The actions will be things like "send an email to address" (where the > user chooses the address and the email template to use). > > The user will do their configuration in a browser. Also, I need to be > able to continue to add new conditions and actions to the system over > time. > > Is there a python module (preferably free/open source) which already > does (some of) this? I can write the back-end logic easily enough > (although I'd rather not re-invent the wheel) but I'd particularly > like to find a widget or similar which will make the front-end look > nice and be cross-browser compatible. > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list >