TA-Stephan: Be careful about making sure 'partly cloudly' gets lower cased. And think about what the final message will look like: "It's going to rain with a probability of 0 percent" reads awkawardly.
grade = 9/10
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#cronjob syntax running on server: 0 8 * * * python3 homework-10-gruen-apirequest.py
#API key: yourapikey
#Place in decimal degrees: NYC = {'Latitude': 40.7142700 , 'Longitude': -74.0059700}
import requests
weather_response = requests.get ('https://api.forecast.io/forecast/b13d69de93462682bf3c2d0231d54d92/40.7142700,-74.0059700')
weather_data = weather_response.json()
daily_weather = weather_data['daily']['data']
#TEMPERATURE is the current temperature
temperature = weather_data['currently']['temperature']
#SUMMARY is what it currently looks like (partly cloudy, etc - it's "summary" in the dictionary). Lowercase, please.
summary = daily_weather[0]['summary']
#HIGH_TEMP is the high temperature for the day.
high_temp = daily_weather[0]['temperatureMax']
#LOW_TEMP is the low temperature for the day.
low_temp = daily_weather[0]['temperatureMin']
#TEMP_FEELING is whether it will be hot, warm, cold, or moderate. You will probably use HIGH_TEMP and your own thoughts and feelings to determine this.
hot_threshold = 80
cold_threshold = 68
if high_temp > hot_threshold:
temp_feeling = "quite hot"
if high_temp > cold_threshold and high_temp < hot_threshold:
temp_feeling = "nicely warm"
if high_temp < cold_threshold:
temp_feeling = "pretty chilly"
#rAIN_WARNING is something like "bring your umbrella!" if it is going to rain at some point during the day.
rain_probability = daily_weather[0]['precipProbability']
rain_likelihood = rain_probability * 100
if rain_likelihood < 10:
rain_warning = "no need for an umbrella, but maybe pack sun glasses."
if rain_likelihood > 10 and rain_likelihood < 20:
rain_warning = "no need for an umbrella, but maybe to be on the safe side: don't wear white."
if rain_likelihood > 20 and rain_likelihood < 50:
rain_warning = "take an umbrella with you, it's pretty likely to rain."
if rain_likelihood > 50:
rain_warning = "if you don't have to leave the house, maybe stay inside. Rain ahead."
weather_forecast_output = ["Right now it is " + str(temperature) + " degrees out and " + str(summary) +" Today will be " + str(temp_feeling) + " with a high of " + str(high_temp) + " degrees Fahrenheit and a low of " + str(low_temp) + " degrees Fahrenheit. It's going to rain with a probability of " + str(rain_likelihood) + " percent so " + str(rain_warning)]
# with commas instead of + it gave me a line break at each comma, that's why I replaced it.
def date_in_words(date):
months = ['January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December']
import dateutil.parser
date = dateutil.parser.parse(date)
return months[date.month - 1]
def day_in_number(day):
import dateutil.parser
day = dateutil.parser.parse(day)
return day.day
def year_in_number(year):
import dateutil.parser
year = dateutil.parser.parse(year)
return year.year
import time
datestring = time.strftime("%Y-%m-%d-%H-%M")
date_in_words(datestring)
day_in_number(datestring)
year_in_number(datestring)
final_date = [date_in_words(datestring), day_in_number(datestring), "-", year_in_number(datestring)]
specified_subjectline = ["8AM weather forecast:", final_date]
import requests
weather_forecast_output
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