User Input on Python Script

-2

I'm new to python, but I have a script that works as needed. However, some of these fields need to be updated with new data each usage: Filepath, Description, and External-Identifier.

What is the best way to enter this data, short of rewriting the python script each time I need it? I was thinking something like a GUI user-input form, but I'm not sure how to do this.

I'm using the Library of Congress's BagIt tool (Python). Here is the script:

import bagit



# load the bag

bag = bagit.Bag('<FILEPATH>')

# update bag info metadata

bag.info['Source-Organization'] = ['University Archives']

bag.info['Organization-Address'] = ["#"]

bag.info['Contact-Phone'] = ['#']

bag.info['Contact-Email'] = ['#']

bag.info['Description'] = ['#DESCRIPTION#']

bag.info['External-Identifier'] = ['#UUID#']

bag.save(manifests=True)

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

UPDATE. Thanks to the help, here is a working version of the UDbaginfo.py script. This updates bag-info.txt and updates the bag manifest.

Here is the code to update the bag-info.txt file for LOC Bagit (Python version)

import bagit



fpath = input("Enter the file path:")

bagDes = input("Enter the Description:")

bagUUID = input("Enter the UUID:")



# load the bag

bag = bagit.Bag(fpath)



# update bag info metadata

bag.info['Source-Organization'] = ['University Archives']

bag.info['Organization-Address'] = ["1000 North Ave. Nowhere, State. 

33333"]

bag.info['Contact-Phone'] = ['555-555-5555']

bag.info['Contact-Email'] = ['archives@university.edu']

bag.info['Description'] = [bagDes]

bag.info['External-Identifier'] = [bagUUID]

bag.save(manifests=True)

edited Nov 21 '18 at 1:25

asked Nov 20 '18 at 17:38

user2824537

How do you envision this working? do you want to prompt in the console for user input, or have the inputs passed in as arguments when the script is initiated?

– G. Anderson
Nov 20 '18 at 17:47

Which ever would be easier. A prompt for user input would be fine though.

– user2824537
Nov 20 '18 at 17:50

You can prompt for user input with, for example, fpath=input("Enter the file path:") which will save the input as a string to the variable

– G. Anderson
Nov 20 '18 at 17:52

add a comment |

-2

I'm new to python, but I have a script that works as needed. However, some of these fields need to be updated with new data each usage: Filepath, Description, and External-Identifier.

What is the best way to enter this data, short of rewriting the python script each time I need it? I was thinking something like a GUI user-input form, but I'm not sure how to do this.

I'm using the Library of Congress's BagIt tool (Python). Here is the script:

import bagit



# load the bag

bag = bagit.Bag('<FILEPATH>')

# update bag info metadata

bag.info['Source-Organization'] = ['University Archives']

bag.info['Organization-Address'] = ["#"]

bag.info['Contact-Phone'] = ['#']

bag.info['Contact-Email'] = ['#']

bag.info['Description'] = ['#DESCRIPTION#']

bag.info['External-Identifier'] = ['#UUID#']

bag.save(manifests=True)

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

UPDATE. Thanks to the help, here is a working version of the UDbaginfo.py script. This updates bag-info.txt and updates the bag manifest.

Here is the code to update the bag-info.txt file for LOC Bagit (Python version)

import bagit



fpath = input("Enter the file path:")

bagDes = input("Enter the Description:")

bagUUID = input("Enter the UUID:")



# load the bag

bag = bagit.Bag(fpath)



# update bag info metadata

bag.info['Source-Organization'] = ['University Archives']

bag.info['Organization-Address'] = ["1000 North Ave. Nowhere, State. 

33333"]

bag.info['Contact-Phone'] = ['555-555-5555']

bag.info['Contact-Email'] = ['archives@university.edu']

bag.info['Description'] = [bagDes]

bag.info['External-Identifier'] = [bagUUID]

bag.save(manifests=True)

edited Nov 21 '18 at 1:25

asked Nov 20 '18 at 17:38

user2824537

How do you envision this working? do you want to prompt in the console for user input, or have the inputs passed in as arguments when the script is initiated?

– G. Anderson
Nov 20 '18 at 17:47

Which ever would be easier. A prompt for user input would be fine though.

– user2824537
Nov 20 '18 at 17:50

You can prompt for user input with, for example, fpath=input("Enter the file path:") which will save the input as a string to the variable

– G. Anderson
Nov 20 '18 at 17:52

add a comment |

-2

I'm new to python, but I have a script that works as needed. However, some of these fields need to be updated with new data each usage: Filepath, Description, and External-Identifier.

What is the best way to enter this data, short of rewriting the python script each time I need it? I was thinking something like a GUI user-input form, but I'm not sure how to do this.

I'm using the Library of Congress's BagIt tool (Python). Here is the script:

import bagit



# load the bag

bag = bagit.Bag('<FILEPATH>')

# update bag info metadata

bag.info['Source-Organization'] = ['University Archives']

bag.info['Organization-Address'] = ["#"]

bag.info['Contact-Phone'] = ['#']

bag.info['Contact-Email'] = ['#']

bag.info['Description'] = ['#DESCRIPTION#']

bag.info['External-Identifier'] = ['#UUID#']

bag.save(manifests=True)

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

UPDATE. Thanks to the help, here is a working version of the UDbaginfo.py script. This updates bag-info.txt and updates the bag manifest.

Here is the code to update the bag-info.txt file for LOC Bagit (Python version)

import bagit



fpath = input("Enter the file path:")

bagDes = input("Enter the Description:")

bagUUID = input("Enter the UUID:")



# load the bag

bag = bagit.Bag(fpath)



# update bag info metadata

bag.info['Source-Organization'] = ['University Archives']

bag.info['Organization-Address'] = ["1000 North Ave. Nowhere, State. 

33333"]

bag.info['Contact-Phone'] = ['555-555-5555']

bag.info['Contact-Email'] = ['archives@university.edu']

bag.info['Description'] = [bagDes]

bag.info['External-Identifier'] = [bagUUID]

bag.save(manifests=True)

edited Nov 21 '18 at 1:25

asked Nov 20 '18 at 17:38

user2824537

I'm new to python, but I have a script that works as needed. However, some of these fields need to be updated with new data each usage: Filepath, Description, and External-Identifier.

What is the best way to enter this data, short of rewriting the python script each time I need it? I was thinking something like a GUI user-input form, but I'm not sure how to do this.

I'm using the Library of Congress's BagIt tool (Python). Here is the script:

import bagit



# load the bag

bag = bagit.Bag('<FILEPATH>')

# update bag info metadata

bag.info['Source-Organization'] = ['University Archives']

bag.info['Organization-Address'] = ["#"]

bag.info['Contact-Phone'] = ['#']

bag.info['Contact-Email'] = ['#']

bag.info['Description'] = ['#DESCRIPTION#']

bag.info['External-Identifier'] = ['#UUID#']

bag.save(manifests=True)

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

UPDATE. Thanks to the help, here is a working version of the UDbaginfo.py script. This updates bag-info.txt and updates the bag manifest.

Here is the code to update the bag-info.txt file for LOC Bagit (Python version)

import bagit



fpath = input("Enter the file path:")

bagDes = input("Enter the Description:")

bagUUID = input("Enter the UUID:")



# load the bag

bag = bagit.Bag(fpath)



# update bag info metadata

bag.info['Source-Organization'] = ['University Archives']

bag.info['Organization-Address'] = ["1000 North Ave. Nowhere, State. 

33333"]

bag.info['Contact-Phone'] = ['555-555-5555']

bag.info['Contact-Email'] = ['archives@university.edu']

bag.info['Description'] = [bagDes]

bag.info['External-Identifier'] = [bagUUID]

bag.save(manifests=True)

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edited Nov 21 '18 at 1:25

asked Nov 20 '18 at 17:38

user2824537

edited Nov 21 '18 at 1:25

asked Nov 20 '18 at 17:38

user2824537

edited Nov 21 '18 at 1:25

asked Nov 20 '18 at 17:38

user2824537

asked Nov 20 '18 at 17:38

user2824537

asked Nov 20 '18 at 17:38

user2824537

How do you envision this working? do you want to prompt in the console for user input, or have the inputs passed in as arguments when the script is initiated?

– G. Anderson
Nov 20 '18 at 17:47

Which ever would be easier. A prompt for user input would be fine though.

– user2824537
Nov 20 '18 at 17:50

You can prompt for user input with, for example, fpath=input("Enter the file path:") which will save the input as a string to the variable

– G. Anderson
Nov 20 '18 at 17:52

add a comment |

How do you envision this working? do you want to prompt in the console for user input, or have the inputs passed in as arguments when the script is initiated?

– G. Anderson
Nov 20 '18 at 17:47

Which ever would be easier. A prompt for user input would be fine though.

– user2824537
Nov 20 '18 at 17:50

You can prompt for user input with, for example, fpath=input("Enter the file path:") which will save the input as a string to the variable

– G. Anderson
Nov 20 '18 at 17:52

How do you envision this working? do you want to prompt in the console for user input, or have the inputs passed in as arguments when the script is initiated?

– G. Anderson
Nov 20 '18 at 17:47

Which ever would be easier. A prompt for user input would be fine though.

– user2824537
Nov 20 '18 at 17:50

You can prompt for user input with, for example, fpath=input("Enter the file path:") which will save the input as a string to the variable

– G. Anderson
Nov 20 '18 at 17:52

add a comment |

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Assuming you are using Python 3 you could use input(). This would allow you to validate as well, i.e.:

#Validate

validUUID = False

while  not (validUUID):

    temp_uuid = input("UUID:")

    try:

        int(temp_uuid)

        bag.info['External-Identifier'] = temp_uuid

        validUUID = True

Although the above method is only in a terminal context. Alternatively you could just pass arguments to the script

answered Nov 20 '18 at 17:49

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Assuming you are using Python 3 you could use input(). This would allow you to validate as well, i.e.:

#Validate

validUUID = False

while  not (validUUID):

    temp_uuid = input("UUID:")

    try:

        int(temp_uuid)

        bag.info['External-Identifier'] = temp_uuid

        validUUID = True

Although the above method is only in a terminal context. Alternatively you could just pass arguments to the script

answered Nov 20 '18 at 17:49

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Assuming you are using Python 3 you could use input(). This would allow you to validate as well, i.e.:

#Validate

validUUID = False

while  not (validUUID):

    temp_uuid = input("UUID:")

    try:

        int(temp_uuid)

        bag.info['External-Identifier'] = temp_uuid

        validUUID = True

Although the above method is only in a terminal context. Alternatively you could just pass arguments to the script

answered Nov 20 '18 at 17:49

Spydernaz

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add a comment |

Assuming you are using Python 3 you could use input(). This would allow you to validate as well, i.e.:

#Validate

validUUID = False

while  not (validUUID):

    temp_uuid = input("UUID:")

    try:

        int(temp_uuid)

        bag.info['External-Identifier'] = temp_uuid

        validUUID = True

Although the above method is only in a terminal context. Alternatively you could just pass arguments to the script

answered Nov 20 '18 at 17:49

Spydernaz

2710

Assuming you are using Python 3 you could use input(). This would allow you to validate as well, i.e.:

#Validate

validUUID = False

while  not (validUUID):

    temp_uuid = input("UUID:")

    try:

        int(temp_uuid)

        bag.info['External-Identifier'] = temp_uuid

        validUUID = True

Although the above method is only in a terminal context. Alternatively you could just pass arguments to the script

answered Nov 20 '18 at 17:49

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answered Nov 20 '18 at 17:49

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answered Nov 20 '18 at 17:49

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