changed gpio slowdown and added updating for merge with master

server.py

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import sys
 #api_caller.sendline('A')
 
 
-#os.system("sudo ./check_update.sh")
+os.system("./check_update.sh")
 
 displaying_screensaver = False
 uploading = False

stockTicker.py

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class StockTicker():
         options.chain_length = 2
         options.parallel = 1
         options.hardware_mapping = 'adafruit-hat' # If you have an Adafruit HAT: 'adafruit-hat'
-        options.gpio_slowdown = 4
+        options.gpio_slowdown = 1
         options.brightness = self.brightness
         self.matrix = RGBMatrix(options = options)
         print(dir(self.matrix))
@@ -1208,8 +1208,8 @@ class StockTicker():
                 image_list.append(self.blank)
             
             except Exception as e:
-                print(e)
-                #raise e
+                print(str(e))
+         
                 exc_type, exc_obj, exc_tb = sys.exc_info()
                 fname = os.path.split(exc_tb.tb_frame.f_code.co_filename)[1]
                 self.logf.write(str(e))