Comments for Bid Monkey
Re: use of Glade
> using in Windows NT4 - complete newbie
> to python - downloaded Python 2.3 copied
> BID monkey to folder execute python
> bid_monkey.py -g and receive the
> response:
>
> import gtk/gtk.glade failed
>
> MONKEY-FATAL> could not start gui
>
> tried finding installs of GTK and of
> glade - installed about 7 related
> products with no resolution on this
> issue. If anyone has any idea I'd be
> very greatful
See the INSTALL file distributed with the package. The required packages and links to them are provided within. If you are still having problems. E-mail me.
Re: use of Glade
Had the same problem. The pygtk package found here: www.pcpm.ucl.ac.be/~gu... fixed it for me. Hope it helps.
> using in Windows NT4 - complete newbie
> to python - downloaded Python 2.3 copied
> BID monkey to folder execute python
> bid_monkey.py -g and receive the
> response:
>
> import gtk/gtk.glade failed
>
> MONKEY-FATAL> could not start gui
>
> tried finding installs of GTK and of
> glade - installed about 7 related
> products with no resolution on this
> issue. If anyone has any idea I'd be
> very greatful
use of Glade
using in Windows NT4 - complete newbie to python - downloaded Python 2.3 copied BID monkey to folder execute python bid_monkey.py -g and receive the response:
import gtk/gtk.glade failed
MONKEY-FATAL> could not start gui
tried finding installs of GTK and of glade - installed about 7 related products with no resolution on this issue. If anyone has any idea I'd be very greatful
-p password command line option shows pw in ps, history
If you use the -p command line option to enter your password, it will be visible when you (or anyone else) runs ps or history.
If you skip -p, you'll be prompted for the password, which is safer.
Maybe you could add a note in the readme about this.
Re: Problems with v2.x
ah, the hardcoded path to /usr/bin/python was calling v1.5 rather than v2.2...
Problems with v2.x
I get this problem with v2.x (python rewrite)
[x bid_monkey_v2]$ ./bid_monkey.py
File "./bid_monkey.py", line 73
usage += " -i <item #> -m <max bid> -u <username> -p <password> [options] "
^
Doesn't appear to like the += operator...
this is trying both v1.5 & v2.2 of python
It works perfectly!
It's nice when things just work. I downloaded the program, expanded it and tested it on an auction and I won the auction.
This program is small, efficient, and works as advertised. No eye candy or graphics, just good code.
/*Raj*/
BidMonkey is my hero
Well I'm a happy customer. I instructed BidMonkey to snipe an auction at 6:30 AM...there's no way I was going to wake up that early...and sure enough, this dependable primate won the auction for me.
Brave
It seems rather, um, brave to trust an outside script to bid for you, given that ebay might change their side of things at any time.
my banana
greates sniper ever! Thanks Pedram.