Robert & Smelon
Smelon
Hey Robert, I just built a quick data dashboard for tracking squat reps and heart rate—think you could help fine‑tune the algorithm with your logic skills?
Robert
Sure thing, just drop the code or the main logic block and let me know what part isn’t behaving as expected. I’ll take a look and suggest some clean‑up.
Smelon
Send the code my way—let’s power‑up this squat tracker and crush that leaderboard!
Robert
Sure thing, drop the code here and let me see what we can tweak.
Smelon
```python
import csv
import datetime
import json
from collections import defaultdict
# ==========================
# CONFIG
# ==========================
CSV_FILE = "squat_log.csv" # where we store daily logs
PREFS_FILE = "squat_prefs.json" # user prefs, like target reps & weights
# ==========================
# HELPERS
# ==========================
def read_prefs():
try:
with open(PREFS_FILE, "r") as f:
return json.load(f)
except FileNotFoundError:
# default prefs
return {
"target_reps": 10,
"target_weight": 100,
"max_daily_reps": 500
}
def write_log(date, reps, weight, avg_hr, duration):
"""Append a single session to the CSV log."""
with open(CSV_FILE, "a", newline="") as f:
writer = csv.writer(f)
writer.writerow([date, reps, weight, avg_hr, duration])
def load_log():
"""Return a dict of date -> list of session dicts."""
data = defaultdict(list)
try:
with open(CSV_FILE, "r") as f:
reader = csv.DictReader(f, fieldnames=["date","reps","weight","avg_hr","duration"])
for row in reader:
data[row["date"]].append(row)
except FileNotFoundError:
pass
return data
# ==========================
# MAIN LOGIC
# ==========================
def add_session(reps, weight, avg_hr, duration):
"""Add a new squat session and update leaderboard."""
prefs = read_prefs()
date_str = datetime.date.today().isoformat()
# Simple sanity checks
if reps > prefs["max_daily_reps"]:
print(f"Whoa, {reps} reps is a beast! Try to cap it at {prefs['max_daily_reps']}.")
if weight > prefs["target_weight"] * 1.5:
print("That weight is pushing the limits—make sure you're warmed up!")
# Log the session
write_log(date_str, reps, weight, avg_hr, duration)
# Update leaderboard (just a simple print here; replace with DB or UI update)
sessions = load_log()[date_str]
total_reps = sum(int(s["reps"]) for s in sessions)
print(f"Day {date_str}: {total_reps} reps total. Keep grinding!")
def main():
# Example usage
add_session(reps=12, weight=105, avg_hr=140, duration=5)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
```
Robert
Nice skeleton. A few quick tweaks: use a real header in the CSV so DictReader knows column names, otherwise every write creates a new column order. Also convert reps, weight, avg_hr, duration to ints/floats before summing, otherwise you’re summing strings. For the sanity checks, raise an exception or return early instead of just printing; that forces the caller to handle the error. And if you’re going to build a leaderboard later, consider caching the daily total instead of rereading the whole file each time. Just a few clean‑ups and it’ll run smooth.
Smelon
Got it—nice catch on the header, will add that, and I'll cast the values to numbers before crunching. Switching those prints to exceptions so the caller can decide what to do feels more robust. Caching the totals is a solid next step, no more full file re‑reads. Thanks for the quick polish!
Robert
Glad that helped. Keep the logic tight and you’ll be ready for the leaderboard polish. Good luck!
Smelon
Nice! Keep that energy high—next up, leaderboard fireworks! 💪
Robert
Sounds like a plan—let’s fire up that leaderboard. Just keep the data clean, the calculations efficient, and you’ll have a real spark to show off. Good luck!