A simple command line script for time recording. Windows only currently.
As a former video editor I'm a great fan of programmable keyboards and gadgets like the Elgato Streamdeck and wanted a simple "one button solution" for time recording when doing client work. Having to log on to various (paid/subscription) web apps often meant I just didn't bother, or forgot, to start the clock on smaller jobs. I was also looking for an excuse to use pendulum for the first time. It looked promising for date/time manipulation, and really is!
I created Time Is Money as a quick and dirty solution to that problem and would be pleased if other people found it useful or wanted to expand it's scope or functionality. If that's you, please have a look at https://github.com/PFython/time_is_money/issues for some ideas about how to contribute.
Start logging time for client "MY CLIENT NAME" and task "MY CURRENT TASK":
C:\> tim.pyw "MY CLIENT NAME" "MY CURRENT TASK"
C:\> tim.pyw CLIENT TASK
I've used capital letters for emphasis but you can use whatever case you want. Also no need for quotation marks if you use underscores or a single word for CLIENT or TASK.
Stop recording time for the latest log entry:
C:\> tim.pyw STOP
Calculate all time recorded in current log file (default tim.csv):
C:\> tim.pyw TOTALS
Calculate all time recorded since "2022-03-10"
C:\> time.pyw 2022-03-10
I believe that using the file extension
.pywmakes the script run without displaying an ugly terminal window.
If you find Time Is Money helpful, please feel free to:
