base of reflex re write. centered clock and weather

utils/weather.py

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+import os
+import subprocess
+import datetime
+
+class Weather:
+    def __init__(self):
+        # Get the directory where this script (weather.py) is located
+        self.script_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+
+        # Construct the absolute path to the 'assets' directory in the same directory as the script
+        self.assets_dir = os.path.join(self.script_dir, 'assets')
+
+        # Ensure the assets directory exists
+        if not os.path.exists(self.assets_dir):
+            os.makedirs(self.assets_dir)
+    
+    def delete_old_screenshots(self):
+        """
+        Deletes all PNG files in the 'assets' directory that start with 'sacramento_weather_'.
+        """
+        for filename in os.listdir(self.assets_dir):
+            if filename.startswith("sacramento_weather_"):
+                os.remove(os.path.join(self.assets_dir, filename))
+
+    def get_weather_screenshot(self):
+        """
+        Fetches weather information for Sacramento from wttr.in using curl and saves it as a PNG.
+        Returns the path to the saved image.
+        """
+        try:
+            # Create a timestamp for the filename
+            timestamp = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d-%H%M%S")
+            screenshot_filename = f"sacramento_weather_{timestamp}.png"
+            screenshot_path = os.path.join(self.assets_dir, screenshot_filename) # save to the proper location
+
+            # Use curl to get the weather data from wttr.in and save it as a PNG.
+            # add the scale #2 to make the png larger
+            curl_command = [
+                "curl",
+                "-s",  # Silent mode
+                "v2.wttr.in/Sacramento.png?0pq&scale=.5",  # Fetch weather data for Sacramento
+                "-o",
+                screenshot_path,
+            ]
+            self.delete_old_screenshots()
+            subprocess.run(curl_command, check=True)
+
+            return screenshot_path
+
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            print(f"Error fetching weather data: {e}")
+            return None
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"An unexpected error occurred: {e}")
+            return None