README.md

Ascii-Weather

A simple, ascii-based weather visualizer for the terminal. The ascii-art updates to match the current weather and conditions. Uses ipinfo.io and openweathermap.org for your location and weather data, respectively.

Some examples:

Set-up:

1. Fork this repo.
2. Install packages using pip install -r requirements.txt
3. Test that it works on your machine. To run anywhere from your shell, Create a .aliases in your home directory, then add:

#!/usr/bin/env bash

alias weather="python3 /path/to/ascii-weather/main.py"

NOTE: You'll need an API key from OpenWeatherMap.org, and to create your own credentials.py.

To-do:

• Add a more elegant way to detect user’s current time/time zone, rather than a set nighttime period
• Write unit tests to check for all possible combinations of API data
• Add an alternative to ipinfo.io