Re: Python UPS / FedEx Shipping Module
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Gabriel Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've made UPS and FedEx shipping rate request modules in python using XML. Is there an interest in putting this on the web? Yes! My company has some similar software, and I may be able to get permission to combine our work. -- Aahz ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) * http://www.pythoncraft.com/ The joy of coding Python should be in seeing short, concise, readable classes that express a lot of action in a small amount of clear code -- not in reams of trivial code that bores the reader to death. --GvR -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python UPS / FedEx Shipping Module
Tom Willis wrote: On one hand you are helping them indirectly sell their services, On the other, you are sort of competing with them, so, those companies have plenty of reason to screw with you by changing the specs, lot's of hoops to jump through to contiuously be certified. Well before we make it out to be more than it is, what I have here is merely a module for getting rate requests. Basically we wanted a UPS/FedEx module to price-check shipping costs for eCommerce websites. The other types of requests could be implemented with no problem, but that's all that has been done so far. Gabriel. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python UPS / FedEx Shipping Module
Tom Willis wrote: Are the modules just accessing the published apis for their webservices? I'm just wondering because I used to work for a logistics mgmt company that paid money to be a strategic partner with FedEx/UPS/Airborn etc so that they could information on how to return rates/print labels/generate edi's/calculate arrival times etc. I'd get a good laugh out of it suddenly being freely available now. Yes, they use the free API's that have always been freely available. They're just *Impossible* to find on either of UPS's OR FedEx's websites. It took me no less than an hour and likely more just to find the documentation pages on each site. As for putting them up on the web, I should be able to get them up by the end of the week. Gabriel. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python UPS / FedEx Shipping Module
Good to know. i've always thought that python would make an excellent solution for transportation and logistics software. I used to maintain a nasty vb6 solution, and a lot of the brick walls could have been overcome by utilizing the dynamic nature of python. But, there is not enough hours in the day. And writing a solution puts you in an odd relationship with your partners(UPS/FexEx etc...). On one hand you are helping them indirectly sell their services, On the other, you are sort of competing with them, so, those companies have plenty of reason to screw with you by changing the specs, lot's of hoops to jump through to contiuously be certified. I guess I care anyway because the problem domain is so interesting to me. Maybe it's because I'm running a fever. :) Thanks for the info. On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 09:51:35 -0500, Gabriel Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tom Willis wrote: Are the modules just accessing the published apis for their webservices? I'm just wondering because I used to work for a logistics mgmt company that paid money to be a strategic partner with FedEx/UPS/Airborn etc so that they could information on how to return rates/print labels/generate edi's/calculate arrival times etc. I'd get a good laugh out of it suddenly being freely available now. Yes, they use the free API's that have always been freely available. They're just *Impossible* to find on either of UPS's OR FedEx's websites. It took me no less than an hour and likely more just to find the documentation pages on each site. As for putting them up on the web, I should be able to get them up by the end of the week. Gabriel. -- Thomas G. Willis http://paperbackmusic.net -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python UPS / FedEx Shipping Module
_ Gabriel Cooper [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Are the modules just accessing the published apis for their webservices? Yes, they use the free API's that have always been freely available. They're just *Impossible* to find on either of UPS's OR FedEx's websites. It took me no less than an hour and likely more just to find the documentation pages on each site. As for putting them up on the web, I should be able to get them up by the end of the week. If you downloaded the documentation from UPS, please re-check your license agreement for the documentation before posting the code. You might be in violation of some terms and conditions. I say might, I do not know for certain and am not hinting that you are violating anything. I've been tracking through UPS for 4 years using their old crappy interface, and a newer one, and now we've moved to the XML version. All of their documents come with a click - through license agreement that probably restricts you in some way. I haven't read them too closely, since I'm under contract I say yes on behalf of my client. ;-) -- Novell DeveloperNet Sysop #5 -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python UPS / FedEx Shipping Module
Gabriel Cooper said the following on 2/11/2005 2:23 PM: I've made UPS and FedEx shipping rate request modules in python using XML. Is there an interest in putting this on the web? I am interested in it for educational value, if not anything else. Please post the web address from which to download. Thanks! -Kartic -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python UPS / FedEx Shipping Module
Gabriel Cooper wrote: I've made UPS and FedEx shipping rate request modules in python using XML. Is there an interest in putting this on the web? I'd be interested in at least looking at them, hoping to learn something of value, even if I don't have (or believe I don't have) any current use for them. -Peter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Python UPS / FedEx Shipping Module
Are the modules just accessing the published apis for their webservices? I'm just wondering because I used to work for a logistics mgmt company that paid money to be a strategic partner with FedEx/UPS/Airborn etc so that they could information on how to return rates/print labels/generate edi's/calculate arrival times etc. I'd get a good laugh out of it suddenly being freely available now. On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 19:00:25 -0800 (PST), Kartic [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Gabriel Cooper said the following on 2/11/2005 2:23 PM: I've made UPS and FedEx shipping rate request modules in python using XML. Is there an interest in putting this on the web? I am interested in it for educational value, if not anything else. Please post the web address from which to download. Thanks! -Kartic -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- Thomas G. Willis http://paperbackmusic.net -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
