Just found out my first little script has run over 100 times

Troy Gibson · 2026-03-22T20:00:04.277012+00:00

I made a Python script last month to rename a bunch of my photos, and I checked the log file today. It showed it ran 103 times since I set it up on my old laptop. I had no idea I used it that much. Has anyone else been surprised by how often they use a tool they built?

michaelw906mo ago

My photo script only ran twice before I broke it. Henryc64's robot sounds way more reliable than my little helper.

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shane_perry295mo ago

@henryc64 is acting like you discovered a secret AI overlord or something. 103 runs on a file renaming script? That's like being surprised your alarm clock has gone off every morning for a month. Kinda the point, right?

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henryc646mo ago

That "had no idea I used it that much" feeling is the best. It's like your past self built a little robot that's been quietly doing chores for a month without asking for a paycheck. You probably forgot it was even running, and now it's just part of your computer's background hum. The real test is when you go to a different machine and catch yourself missing your own dumb script.

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