#computercontrol #machinesaretakimgover @Wagons Mike some more magic just for you haha This is a Python script I wrote to help run the layout as a shunting puzzle. The script picks 8 wagons at random (Wagons in Play) and then picks 5 at random from that list to tell me the order they need to be in as part of the puzzle. When I remove a digit, I’ll get myself a large touchscreen that will be mounted (no sniggering at the back) on the front panel of the fiddle yard. I hope to develop a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the script, so I can have a program window and just push buttons on the screen to give me the wagons I need to run the puzzle. It will also have the benefit of viewers at shows being able to see what I’m doing and what the outcome should be, and also when I’m at home I won’t need my iPad to remotely view what’s on the Pi desktop

Posted by Josh S at 2021-11-24 14:51:05 UTC