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https://github.com/shreyamalogi/pandemic-alert

"Stay Enchanted, Stay Informed: Unleash the COVID-19 Desktop Notifier Spell! 🌐🚨✨"
https://github.com/shreyamalogi/pandemic-alert

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"Stay Enchanted, Stay Informed: Unleash the COVID-19 Desktop Notifier Spell! 🌐🚨✨"

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# Pandemic Alert 🌐🚨

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### Project Details: 💻🌐📅✍️

- **Functionality:** Provides automatic and subtle real-time notifications of the latest COVID-19 updates on a user's desktop.
- **Tech Stack:** `Python`, `requests`, `beautifulsoup4`, `plyer`
- **Author:** [@shreyamalogi](https://github.com/shreyamalogi/)
- **Year of Project:** 2020

---

## Table of Contents

- [Introduction](#introduction-%EF%B8%8F)
- [How to use](#casting-the-enchantment-spell-)
- [Challenges and Solutions](#challenges-and-solutions-%EF%B8%8F)
- [Contribution](#contribution--show-your-support-star-this-)
- [License](#license-%EF%B8%8F)

## Introduction 🧙‍♂️✨

Greetings, everyone! I'm [@shreyamalogi](https://github.com/shreyamalogi), and I've created the COVID-19 Enchantment Notifier. This project is your magical companion to stay updated on the ever-changing world of COVID-19. Imagine your computer becoming a magical oracle that whispers the latest COVID-19 numbers to keep you informed. It's like casting a spell to bring real-time updates to your desktop. 🌌📜

## Casting the Enchantment Spell 🌐✨

### Step 1: Gather the Magical Ingredients

- Feel the magic – clone the repository using:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/shreyamalogi/Pandemic-Alert.git
```

- Make sure your computer understands the language of Python. If not, seek help from someone more experienced.
- Acquire the enchanted ingredients named requests, beautifulsoup4, and plyer. Add them with the following command:

```bash
pip install requests beautifulsoup4 plyer
```

### Step 2: Unleash the Spell

- Find a quiet space on your computer where magic flows freely.
- Open the terminal, your gateway to the mystical realm.
- Cast the spell to run the enchantment script:

```bash
python script_name.py
```

Watch as the enchantment unfolds, and your computer whispers COVID-19 updates to you!

## Bonus Spellbook (Optional)

If you want to adjust the timing between updates, open the script and find the spell:

```python
time.sleep(30) # Adjust the interval (in seconds) as needed
```

## Challenges and Solutions ⚔️💡

- **Challenge:** Ensuring Real-time Updates.
- **Solution:** Implemented periodic data fetching and notification triggers using Python's `requests`, `beautifulsoup4`, and `plyer` libraries.

- **Challenge:** Creating Subtle Notifications.
- **Solution:** Crafted notifications to be unobtrusive yet informative, enhancing the user experience.

- **Challenge:** Adjustable Update Intervals.
- **Solution:** Provided users with the flexibility to customize update intervals by adjusting a simple time sleep parameter.

## Contribution- Show Your Support (Star This) ⭐🌟📜✨

Feel the magic within you? Contribute to this enchanting spellbook and make it even more magical. Don't forget to star the project! ⭐🌟

## License 🕊️

This project is enchanted under the spell of the MIT License. Share the magic responsibly!

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2020 Shreya Malogi

Stay Enchanted! 🌍💙