Python based Retail Inventory Scanner
A simple python program that connects to a PostgreSQL database every 6 hours. It scans the inventory for potential low stocks and sends an email, with a brief report to the specified receiving address.
Pre-requisites
- Download and install the latest python version from here.
- Install PostgreSQL driver psycopg2 using the command pip install psycopg2 from the terminal.
- Install sendgrid using the command pip install sendgrid from the terminal.
- Install dotenv using the command pip install python-dotenv from the terminal.
Run the program
There are two commands that can be used to run the program from the terminal.
- The first command is python main.py . With this command the program will run till the time it is interrupted with Ctrl + C or the terminal is closed.
- The second command is pythonw main.py . With this command, the program will keep running in the background till it is explicitly terminated from the task manager or till system shutdown. (The program will show up as Python in the task manager.)
