Comment on Ask HN: How do I make the transition from being a Python beginner?Comments−veyron15yBuild a small project and start working up.Here's a simple example, and I and some of my compatriots would be willing to pay for someone to build, maintain, and possibly open-source it:Build a parser that can read logs in the NASDAQ OUCH 4.1 format (http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/content/technicalsupport/specifi...) and generate compliance logs. One example is OATS format (http://www.finra.org/Industry/Compliance/MarketTransparency/...). I currently use a unmaintainable perl regex-happy monstrosity, and would like a clean python version with which I could quickly make changes.The python workflow should be straightforward and this should not require any esoteric or nonstandard module (but since this is a learning exercise, I won't spoil it)−doublesprout15yNot to hijack the post, but this sounds like something I'm interested in. If OP is swamped, would you mind dropping a line? dblsprout@gmail.com
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Build a small project and start working up.
Here's a simple example, and I and some of my compatriots would be willing to pay for someone to build, maintain, and possibly open-source it:
Build a parser that can read logs in the NASDAQ OUCH 4.1 format (http://www.nasdaqtrader.com/content/technicalsupport/specifi...) and generate compliance logs. One example is OATS format (http://www.finra.org/Industry/Compliance/MarketTransparency/...). I currently use a unmaintainable perl regex-happy monstrosity, and would like a clean python version with which I could quickly make changes.
The python workflow should be straightforward and this should not require any esoteric or nonstandard module (but since this is a learning exercise, I won't spoil it)
Not to hijack the post, but this sounds like something I'm interested in. If OP is swamped, would you mind dropping a line? dblsprout@gmail.com