Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast

2013-06-17 Thread Giorgos Tzampanakis
On 2013-06-16, C. N. Desrosiers wrote: > I'm planning to buy a Macbook Air and I want to use it as a sort of > alarm. I'd like to write a program that boots my computer at a specific > time, loads iTunes, and starts playing a podcast. Is this sort of thing > possible in Python? I would suggest

Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast

2013-06-17 Thread Irmen de Jong
On 17-6-2013 15:24, inq1ltd wrote: > On Sunday, June 16, 2013 12:06:08 PM C. N. Desrosiers wrote: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I'm planning to buy a Macbook Air and I want to use it as a sort of alarm. >> I'd like to write a program that boots my computer at a specific time, >> loads iTunes, and starts pl

Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast

2013-06-17 Thread Lefavor, Matthew (GSFC-582.0)[MICROTEL LLC]
And as for launching iTunes and playing a Podcast, you should take a look at AppleScript. AppleScript is designed specifically for running and controlling Mac OS X applications—iTunes among them. (I once wrote a script to sync my iTunes play counts from last.fm, for example.) You might also loo

Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast

2013-06-17 Thread inq1ltd
On Sunday, June 16, 2013 12:06:08 PM C. N. Desrosiers wrote: > Hi, > > I'm planning to buy a Macbook Air and I want to use it as a sort of alarm. > I'd like to write a program that boots my computer at a specific time, > loads iTunes, and starts playing a podcast. Is this sort of thing possible

Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast

2013-06-16 Thread Chris Angelico
On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 5:06 AM, C. N. Desrosiers wrote: > Hi, > > I'm planning to buy a Macbook Air and I want to use it as a sort of alarm. > I'd like to write a program that boots my computer at a specific time, loads > iTunes, and starts playing a podcast. Is this sort of thing possible in

Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast

2013-06-16 Thread C. N. Desrosiers
Thank you! On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, Jason Swails wrote: > > > > On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 3:06 PM, C. N. Desrosiers > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I'm planning to buy a Macbook Air and I want to use it as a sort of >> alarm. I'd like to write a program that boots my computer at a specific >> ti

Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast

2013-06-16 Thread Jason Swails
On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 3:06 PM, C. N. Desrosiers wrote: > Hi, > > I'm planning to buy a Macbook Air and I want to use it as a sort of alarm. > I'd like to write a program that boots my computer at a specific time, > loads iTunes, and starts playing a podcast. Is this sort of thing possible > in

Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast

2013-06-16 Thread Petite Abeille
On Jun 16, 2013, at 9:06 PM, C. N. Desrosiers wrote: > I'm planning to buy a Macbook Air and I want to use it as a sort of alarm. > I'd like to write a program that boots my computer at a specific time, loads > iTunes, and starts playing a podcast. Under preferences, take a look at Energy Sa

Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast

2013-06-16 Thread Joel Goldstick
On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 3:22 PM, Steven D'Aprano < steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> wrote: > On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:06:08 -0700, C. N. Desrosiers wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I'm planning to buy a Macbook Air and I want to use it as a sort of > > alarm. I'd like to write a program that boots my

Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast

2013-06-16 Thread Joel Goldstick
On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 3:06 PM, C. N. Desrosiers wrote: > Hi, > > I'm planning to buy a Macbook Air and I want to use it as a sort of alarm. > I'd like to write a program that boots my computer at a specific time, > loads iTunes, and starts playing a podcast. Is this sort of thing possible > in

Re: Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast

2013-06-16 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:06:08 -0700, C. N. Desrosiers wrote: > Hi, > > I'm planning to buy a Macbook Air and I want to use it as a sort of > alarm. I'd like to write a program that boots my computer at a specific > time, If your computer is turned off, how is the program supposed to run? --

Using Python to automatically boot my computer at a specific time and play a podcast

2013-06-16 Thread C. N. Desrosiers
Hi, I'm planning to buy a Macbook Air and I want to use it as a sort of alarm. I'd like to write a program that boots my computer at a specific time, loads iTunes, and starts playing a podcast. Is this sort of thing possible in Python? Thanks in advance. CND -- http://mail.python.org/mailma