listserv-sync

A headless open source tool for synchronizing users' name and email between a MySQL database and mailman server. Correct login credentials for the database and mailman server must be provided in a .env file.

Python2 & Python3 compatible.

SETUP:

Python2:

virtualenv <DIRECTORY> --no-site-packages

Python3:

python3.x -m venv <DIRECTORY>

Both:

cd <DIRECTORY>
source bin/activate
git clone https://github.com/connorjc/listserv-sync.git
cd listserv-sync
cp phantomjs ../bin
cp geckodriver ../bin
cp .env.example .env

edit .env to store the credentials for the listserv and database

INSTALL:

pip install -r requirements.txt

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COMMAND LINE ARGUMENTS:

Short	Long	Description
-h	--help	show this help message and exit
-q	--quiet	suppress output
-v	--verbose	use the headed firefox browser
-d	--dryrun	perform a dry run by not changing the listserv

RUN:

Python2:

python2 update_emails.py [-h] [-q] [-v] [-d]

Python3:

python3.x update_emails.py [-h] [-q] [-v] [-d]

Both:

./update_emails.py [-h] [-q] [-v] [-d]

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GENERATE INSTALLATION LIST:

pip freeze > requirements.txt