TL;DR
What did u/BlueRidgeTog use Codex for?
A solo business owner picks the single most time-consuming job, has Codex write a Python script to automate it, then moves to the next, including a PHP shipping tool built on EasyPost. Both jobs are automated, and they are moving on to the next one.
What they did
Their first target was collecting names into a spreadsheet and then updating multiple systems, so they had Codex create a Python script to automate it. The next target was moving off USPS's shipping tools, so they had Codex build a PHP shipping tool that uses EasyPost.
How it went
Both jobs are automated, and they are moving on to the next one.
Worth knowing
- Their advice: pick the activity where "doing this takes me X hours a day" and fix that first. "Stop doing it all at once. No AI can fix that."
Try it yourself
Paste this into a chatbot, then add your own details underneath.
Write a Python script that reads new names and emails from [source, e.g. a CSV export] and adds them to my spreadsheet, skipping duplicates. Explain how to run it step by step, and have it print a summary of what it added.
Original post
See u/BlueRidgeTog's original post on Reddit → (Oct 9, 2026)
Sources
- u/BlueRidgeTog on Reddit, Oct 9, 2026 — the original post