call python bot from wordpress site

  • Newbie sort of…
    I have a python crypto currency bot that runs fine on my mac via a terminal. I would like to run it from a WP webpage. Make is accessible for others on my WP site to run buys/sells using the bot. Not sure on the architecture. Not sure how to pass requests to the bot. Not sure how to have the bot query the WP Database for what buys and sells to put in for a person and how to update the database if buys and sells happen.

    Maybe this is outside the scope of WP.

    Advise welcome
    Thanks
    Dean-O

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  • It is technically possible to have your website “turn around” and send requests somewhere before responding to an incoming request.
    But:
    In order for this to work, you’d need to have your personal computer up and running as a server 24/7, and you’d need to open up an incoming route in your router from the internet to your computer. In general, this is NOT A GOOD idea. You don’t want people of the internet trying to find weak spots in your own computer and your home network.

    Instead, you might look into renting a virtual server for this. Obviously, you’ll need to very carefully check all kinds of security around it.

    And you’re right. This has very little to do with WordPress. ??

    Thread Starter rockie12_us

    (@rockie12_us)

    Hi tobifjellner
    I guess I wasn’t clear. I dont want to run this from my personal computer. I will put it in a place like GoDaddy, etc. My question is more the architecting this. Can WP make a call to the Python bot I will also have running in GoDaddy land? If so, how, what is an architecture that would work for this?

    Thanks
    Dean-O

    If you need a plugin in WordPress to call another website, then you can use, for instance:
    – https://developer.www.ads-software.com/reference/functions/wp_remote_get/
    – https://developer.www.ads-software.com/reference/functions/wp_remote_post/

    And further program in PHP what you need to do from the WordPress site.
    But do you really need WordPress in this? Why not add the functions and formatting you need directly on the Python site?

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