Long python scripts - How do i know when I'm done?

On running long processes, you probably aren't always sitting watching it, or sitting watching a film / eating dinner / going to visit friends (and hence just checking when you get back).

My take on it was to use IFTTT and its Maker channel.

My approach is write a small python script I can import or copy paste in to my longer running scripts/ What I'll do is message once a script starts, and then when it ends. You could do whatever you like within the confines of what IFTTT offers and services you have linked, but I'm going to send a message to slack.

My python code is:

import requests


sEventName = '<myeventname>'
a = 'String1'
b = 'String2'
c = 'String3'
sKey = '<mysecretkey>'



def IFTTT(sKey,sEventName,first, second, third):
    report = {}
    report["value1"] = first
    report["value2"] = second
    report["value3"] = third
    sTrigger = sEventName
    sURL = 'https://maker.ifttt.com/trigger/' + sTrigger + '/with/key/' + sKey
    print(report)
    print(sURL)
    #requests.post(sURL)
    requests.post(sURL, data=report)    



IFTTT(sKey,sEventName,a, b, c)

sEventName is the event name configured in IFTTT, sKey is my secret key (which obviously shouldn't be shared, so don't check it in to a public git repo...)

And when runs slack gets this message:

The event named "PythonNotification" occurred on the Maker Webhooks service String1 String2 String3 March 30 2019 at 10:46AM

You have quite some latitude for what is posted, and you would obviously change the strings.

Something like:
a = 'Started my CNN run'
b = 'Number of Epochs' + str(numEpochs)
c = 'for model My little CNN Model'

IFTTT(sKey,sEventName,a, b, c)
Then on completion
a = 'Completed my CNN run'
IFTTT(sKey,sEventName,a, b, c)



I think I first realised IFTTT had this capability after reading this: https://anthscomputercave.com/tutorials/ifttt/using_ifttt_web_request_email.html - that page goes in to detail on setting up IFTTT, so I don't feel the need to.