I'm a beginner programmer and my goal is to design a utility that can accept an sms command and run a corresponding function on my main pc remotely. I'm using a variety of tools to do this (IFTTT, Dropbox, Twilio, Task Scheduler), but I've run into a little trouble along the way.
Most recently I've tried running the main code through a function which I've named 'main()'. However, when I attempt to call the function, command line throws an error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\Python_Files\WIP\Check.py", line 104, in <module>
main()
NameError: name 'main' is not defined
I will post my code here for context (some info is edited for security):
#DESCRIPTION:
#Check if C:/Users/Thermaltake/Dropbox/Remote_Control contains a .txt file
#set count to corresponding integer
#delete file
#call function of corresponding integer
#reset count
#Set Task Scheduler to run this program every 5 minutes when idle.
import os
import time
import subprocess
import sys
import collections
import webbrowser
import logging
from twilio.rest import Client
#Twilio Account Info
account_sid = 'id'#not included for security
auth_token = 'token'#not included for security
client = Client(account_sid, auth_token)
myTwilioNumber = '+myTwilioNumber'#not included for security
myCellPhone = '+MyCellPhone'#not included for security
##FUNCTIONS##
#shutdown command
def shutdown():
os.system('shutdown -s')
#restart command
def restart():
os.system('shutdown -r')
#wake up computer and launch core programs
def wakeup():
subprocess.Popen('C:/Users/Thermaltake/AppData/Roaming/Spotify/Spotify.exe')
webbrowser.open('https://us-mg6.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch')
webbrowser.open('https://www.rescuetime.com/dashboard')
#Launch main coding applications
def code():
webbrowser.open('http://somafm.com/player/#/now-playing/groovesalad')
subprocess.Popen('C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe')
subproces.Popen('C:\Python_Files\Sublime Text 3\sublime_text.exe')
#Launch Remote Desktop and automatically log in
def logmein():
def main(): #main code
x=0 #counter
#checks for txt file in Remote_Control folder and assigns value to x
if os.path.isfile('C:/Users/Thermaltake/Dropbox/Remote_Control/shutdown.txt')==True:
x=1
elif os.path.isfile('C:/Users/Thermaltake/Dropbox/Remote_Control/wakeup.txt')==True:
x=2
elif os.path.isfile('C:/Users/Thermaltake/Dropbox/Remote_Control/restart.txt')==True:
x=3
elif os.path.isfile('C:/Users/Thermaltake/Dropbox/Remote_Control/code.txt')==True:
x=4
else:
print('No File Found')
#Checks x value and executes function
if x==1:
os.remove('C:/Users/Thermaltake/Dropbox/Remote_Control/shutdown.txt')
shutdown()
#print('Shutdown')#Placeholder for testing
message = client.messages.create(body='Shutdown Initiated', from_=, to=)#not included for security
elif x==2:
os.remove('C:/Users/Thermaltake/Dropbox/Remote_Control/wakeup.txt')
wakeup()
#print ('Spotify') #Placeholder. Define function to wake up PC and launch core programs
message = client.messages.create(body='Waking Up', from_=, to=)#not included for security
elif x==3:
os.remove('C:/Users/Thermaltake/Dropbox/Remote_Control/restart.txt')
restart()
#print ('Restart') #Placeholder.
message = client.messages.create(body='Restart Initiated', from_=, to=)#not included for security
elif x==4:
os.remove('C:/Users/Thermaltake/Dropbox/Remote_Control/code.txt')
code()
print('Happy Coding!')
message = client.messages.create(body='Ready to Code!', from_=, to=)#not included for security
else:
print ('No command entered')
#End Sequence (prints value and resets counter)
print (x)
x=0
os.system('pause') #Placeholder for testing
if __name__ == '__main__': #Runs main function
main()
'''
TODO:
Twilio not yet working. try different iterations of body and message. try assigning it to its own function
subprocess failing to launch programs. research alternatives. SMTP is a possibility.
possibly need to add Enter keystroke to the end of shutdown() and restart(). maybe even log in to log off.
add 'send to-do list to phone' function.
cleanup indentation and remove unnecessary modules
add 'flvto' function
add 'remote in' function.
+ Version 1.1 7/6/17 +
WORKING:
subprocess.Popen('C:\Windows\system32\cmd.exe')
webbrowser.open('http://somafm.com/player/#/now-playing/groovesalad')
os.remove
wakeup()
NOT WORKING:
subproces.Popen('C:\Python_Files\Sublime Text 3\sublime_text.exe')
Twilio return message
Task Scheduler: "Check_Dropbox on Lock"
BUGS:
IFTTT is buggy and sometimes unresponsive
Task Scheduler to check file is too slow. Need something faster. (Possibly 'Watch 4 Folder')
shutdown() waits til logon to initialize.
restart() waits til logon to initialize.
'''
Any help would be enormously appreciated. Keep in mind I have no formal education in CS, but I'm just trying to get my feet wet before starting a CS major this fall. I've only been programming for about 3 months.
also, if anything in this code can be done more elegantly, I will happily take advice.
-Jake
remove main() from inside logmein() so its in the global scope. The error you are getting is because when you call main from the global scope it isn't defined.