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https://github.com/milan-sony/weather_forecast
A python script which displays weather data of the location given by the user as a desktop notification
https://github.com/milan-sony/weather_forecast
desktop-notifications python python-script requests scraper weather weather-api
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A python script which displays weather data of the location given by the user as a desktop notification
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/milan-sony/weather_forecast
- Owner: milan-sony
- Created: 2023-01-26T08:53:35.000Z (about 2 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2023-01-27T19:34:43.000Z (about 2 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-11-11T21:20:56.194Z (3 months ago)
- Topics: desktop-notifications, python, python-script, requests, scraper, weather, weather-api
- Language: Python
- Homepage:
- Size: 369 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# weather_forecast
A python script which displays weather data of the location given by the user as a desktop notification
## Libraries used
- `requests`
- `notify-py`
## Prerequisites
Make an account on OpenWeather for the weather API and KEY
## Read documentations about
## Run locally
You will need to install python on you system, head over to this link: https://www.python.org/downloads/ for download python
(Dont forget to tick Add Python to PATH while installing python)
Once you have downloaded Python on your system, run the following command inside your terminal (only if your system is git enabled, otherwise download the zip file and extract it)
```bash
git clone https://github.com/milan-sony/weather_forecast.git
```
Then go to the project folder
```bash
cd weather_forecast
```
(This is optional, but strongly recommended) Make a virtual environment
```bash
python -m venv venv
```
Then activate the virtual environment
```bash
venv/Scripts/activate
```
If error occurs when activating virtual environment, run the following command
```bash
Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
```
or
```bash
Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope CurrentUser -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted
```
Install the dependencies needed for this project
```bash
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
Now paste your OpenWeather API KEY inside the `secret.py` file
Then run the script
```bash
python main.py
```
## Working
When you run the script it will ask your location (Please try to give a major city name as your location), then it will check whether that given location is available on not on OpenWeather
It the location is found, it will make a popup windows notification for each 15 min showing the current weather details of the location you have given
## Points to be noted
You can change the notification details, Weather API and all as per your need
There may be some faults while running the program (If any error occurs exit the code `ctrl + c` and run again `python main.py`)
## Future updates
- Add weather alerts
- Make the program run on background
- WebApp