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Python script avoids repetitive multi-table job entry

1 source thread · first seen 2019-02

Summary

Entering information for each job into multiple Airtable tables became tedious. The author uses a Python command-line script to collect the details and create entries in the relevant tables through the API.

Affects
Small home-cleaning service
Workaround
Uses a Python REPL script that collects job information and writes it to the appropriate Airtable tables through the API.

Evidence

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“The data entry became tedious due to having to make entries in multiple tables for each job”

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