Added new edit_status.py instructions

README.md

@@ -17,14 +17,16 @@ Run mailing.py periodically to catch 'new' inactive users and update the elapsed
 
 Within Python Virtual Environment:
 
-1. Run 'db-setup.py' to set database parameters and create needed database and table. All collected data of inactive users (see point 3) will be written there.
+1. Run `python db-setup.py` to set database parameters and create needed database and table. All collected data of inactive users (see point 3) will be written there.
 
-2. Run 'setup.py' to set your SMTP parameters and desired email subject. Also set your Mastodon's full path. They will be saved to 'secrets/secrets.txt' for further use.
+2. Run `python setup.py` to set your SMTP parameters and desired email subject. Also set your Mastodon's full path. They will be saved to `secrets/secrets.txt` for further use.
 
-3. Run 'mailing.py' to start emailing your inactive users ('last_sign_in_at' older than a year). Their username, account_id, email, delivery status (True if successful) and delivery date will be written to Postgresql database. There is another column, 'deleted', False by default. Will be useful to track deleted/not deleted inactive users if you choose to do so.
+3. Run `python mailing.py` to start emailing your inactive users (`last_sign_in_at` column older than a year). Their username, account_id, email, delivery status (True if successful) and delivery date will be written to Postgresql database. There is another column, `deleted`, False by default. Will be useful to track deleted/not deleted inactive users if you choose to do so.
 
 4. Use your favourite scheduling method to set mailing.py to run regularly. Column 'elapsed_days' of mailing's database will be updated so you can decide actions after some time.  
 
-5. Run "delete_inactives.py' to delete all inactive users after 30 days period from the warning email.
+5. Run `python delete_inactives.py` to delete all inactive users after 30 days period from the warning email.
 
-Note: install all needed packages with 'pip install -r requirements.txt'
+6. Run `python edit_status.py` to set True or False any of following `mailing_db_table` columns: `to_be_deleted`, `feedback` and `recipient_error`.
+
+Note: install all needed packages with `pip install -r requirements.txt`

mailing.py

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def write_db(now, id, username, email, emailed_at, emailed):
 
         cur.execute("UPDATE " + mailing_db_table + " SET elapsed_days=(%s), email=(%s), emailed=(%s) where account_id=(%s)", (delta, email, emailed, id))
         print("Updating user " + str(id))
-        
+
     conn.commit()
 
     cur.close()
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ def email_sent(id):
 
     if conn is not None:
 
-      conn.close() 
+      conn.close()
 
 ###############################################################################
-# Connect to Mastodon's Postgres DB to check if any inactive user is back online 
+# Connect to Mastodon's Postgres DB to check if any inactive user is back online
 ###############################################################################
 
 def check_alive(id):
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ try:
       inactive_users_id.append(row[0])
 
   else:
-   
+
     inactive_users_id = []
 
   cur.close()
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ finally:
 
 i = 0
 while i < len(inactive_users_id):
- 
+
   seen = check_alive(inactive_users_id[i])
 
   try:
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ while i < len(inactive_users_id):
       last_year = datetime.today() - timedelta(days=365)
 
     if reactivated == True or seen == None or seen > last_year: #if inactive user had reactivated its account or had deleted it we must delete related row from 'mailing_db_table'
-     
+
       cur.execute("DELETE FROM " + mailing_db_table + " where account_id=(%s)", (inactive_users_id[i],))
       print("Deleting user " + str(inactive_users_id[i]))