Compare thermostat temperatures as a condition

In a trigger condition I need to compare thermostat temperatures (to know if there's a large differential). If there's a way to do this with the built-in conditions let me know but for now I'm trying to write a condition script. It's easy in python but I can't figure out what's wrong in applescript (I've ascertained there's no python supported in conditions).

For python example:
return (indigo.devices[404038560].temperatures[0] - indigo.devices[313210440].temperatures[0] > 3)

Also:
The "compile and test" does nothing when I simply write return false. How does one test a long conditional (I have many more test than the above). What should I be seeing in the log for test?

Thanks.

indigo.server.log (unicode(indigo.devices[768183209].states["temperatureInput1"]))
will print the !!string!! of the current temperature of MY thermostat

temp1 = float(indigo.devices[768183209].states["temperatureInput1"]) # is the number
temp2 = float( indigo.devices[number of other device].states["name of other state"])
if temp1-temp2 > 3:
do something


see also the other post on how to get the names of all states of all devices
http://forums.indigodomo.com/viewtopic.php?f=107&t=12264


hope that helps.
Karl

So you can use python in a conditional script? I always got unknown token which led me to believe it was only Applescript aware.

dont believe so, only applescript.
this was example to be used in the "action" part..

wrote my last applecript 6 month ago, will need to look up how to do it.. give me 5 minutes.

[jay (support)]

If you want to use the built-in conditions, then just create variables and store the device temps in them (create a trigger that watches for any change and inserts the device state into the variable). Then you can use a variable to variable compare.

You can't use Python scripts in conditions - at least, not on the Condition tab. You can, however, write a Python script as the action and perform the comparison there. If you want to proceed, then you can execute an Action Group that contains the appropriate actions.

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tell application "IndigoServer"
   set temp to temperatures of device named "ThermostatExerciseRoom" as number
   log (temp)
end tell

will get the temperature of my ExerciseRoom room thermostat into variable temp
then log writes it into the log file
while you are in an embedded script you don't need tell .. end tell

Good suggestions but my conditionals are long with many comparisons. in my case, it was easiest to put all the conditionals Ina pythons script which is triggered by any tstat temp change. I'm getting a lot of code in different places which will make it difficult to manage one day but I'm happy to be able to put my logic somewhere.

There so many scripts, some embedded and some attached in a variety of places - spaghetti code.