62 lines
2.1 KiB
Python
Executable File
62 lines
2.1 KiB
Python
Executable File
#!/usr/bin/env python3
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######################################################
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# Takes a location, e.g. "New York" as an argument #
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# and returns the current weather conditions. Uses #
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# the weather data API courtesy of metaweather.com #
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######################################################
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######################################################
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# Written by ~xaphania 2022-04-22 #
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# For use on tilde.town with the 'our' IRC bot #
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# Please send comments or suggestions via town mail #
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# to xaphania@tilde.town #
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# v0.1 #
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# TO DO - customise weather strings, add emoji? #
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# TO DO - more features: detailed reports, future #
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# and past weather conditions, etc #
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######################################################
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import sys
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import json
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import urllib.request
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# get argument, replace spaces with %20
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search = sys.argv[1].replace(" ","%20")
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# Get Where on Earth ID for specified location
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searchUrl = "https://www.metaweather.com/api/location/search/?query=" + search
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try:
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locationData = json.loads(urllib.request.urlopen(searchUrl).read())
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except:
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print("Couldn't contact metaweather. Service may be down, please try later.")
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exit()
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try:
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locationID = locationData[0]["woeid"]
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except:
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search = search.replace("%20"," ")
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print(f"Sorry, I couldn't find location {search}")
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exit()
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# Get weather data for that woeid
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weatherUrl = "https://www.metaweather.com/api/location/"+str(locationID)+"/"
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try:
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weatherData = json.loads(urllib.request.urlopen(weatherUrl).read())
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except:
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print("Couldn't contact metaweather. Service may be down, please try later.")
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exit()
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try:
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state = weatherData["consolidated_weather"][0]["weather_state_name"]
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temp = round(weatherData["consolidated_weather"][0]["the_temp"])
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location = weatherData["title"]
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parent = weatherData["parent"]["title"]
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print(f"In {location}, {parent} it's {temp}°c and {state}" \
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+" (Weather Data from www.metaweather.com)")
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except:
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print("Sorry, there was an error retreiving weather data. Please try later.")
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