Build a weather notification script

Here’s a straightforward Python script that fetches weather data and sends a notification. This example uses the OpenWeatherMap API and sends desktop notifications using the plyer library. It’s easily customizable for other notification methods (email, SMS, etc.).

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import requests
from plyer import notification

# Configuration
API_KEY = 'your_openweathermap_api_key'  # Get from https://openweathermap.org/api
CITY = 'London'
UNITS = 'metric'  # or 'imperial'

def get_weather(api_key, city, units='metric'):
    url = f"http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q={city}&appid={api_key}&units={units}"
    response = requests.get(url)
    if response.status_code == 200:
        return response.json()
    else:
        print(f"Failed to get weather data: {response.status_code}")
        return None

def build_notification_message(weather_data):
    temp = weather_data['main']['temp']
    description = weather_data['weather'][0]['description'].capitalize()
    city = weather_data['name']
    return f"{city}: {description}, Temp: {temp}°{'C' if UNITS == 'metric' else 'F'}"

def send_notification(title, message):
    notification.notify(
        title=title,
        message=message,
        timeout=10
    )

if __name__ == '__main__':
    weather = get_weather(API_KEY, CITY, UNITS)
    if weather:
        message = build_notification_message(weather)
        send_notification("Weather Update", message)

How to use:

1. Get a free API key from OpenWeatherMap.

2. Install dependencies:

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   pip install requests plyer
   

3. Replace 'your_openweathermap_api_key' with your API key.

4. Run the script. It will show a desktop notification with the current weather in the specified city.

You can schedule this script using cron (Linux/macOS) or Task Scheduler (Windows) for periodic updates. If you want notifications via email or SMS, let me know!