caption_text=CAPTION,
caption_font=cwd + "/fonts/Collegiate-24.bdf",
caption_position=(10, 220),
caption_color=0x000000)
# track the last value so we can play a sound when it updates
last_follower = 0
while True:
# Followers:
# A limitation of the PyPortal object is it must have an equal number of
# text objects and json fields. So in this case, get some dummy information,
# then replace the text with the word followers after. It's a bit ugly.
# Alternatively, do this outside of a pyportal object manually.
try:
pyportal._json_path = main_json_path
dummy, followers = pyportal.fetch(MAIN_DATA_SOURCE)
pyportal.set_text("Followers:", index=0)
followers = int(followers)
print("followers:", followers)
if last_follower < followers: # another follower
print("New Follower!")
pyportal.play_file(cwd + "/coin.wav")
last_follower = followers
except RuntimeError as e:
print("Some error occured, retrying! -", e)
except ValueError as e:
print("Value error occured, retrying! -", e)
except:
print("An unknown error occured, retrying!")
0, # characters to wrap for text
0,
28),
text_maxlen=(180, 30,
115), # max text size for word, part of speech and def
caption_text=CAPTION,
caption_font=cwd + "/fonts/Arial-ItalicMT-17.bdf",
caption_position=(50, 220),
caption_color=0x808080)
print("loading...") # print to repl while waiting for font to load
pyportal.preload_font() # speed things up by preloading font
pyportal.set_text("\nWord of the Day") # show title
while True:
if pyportal.touchscreen.touch_point:
try:
#set the JSON path here to be able to change between definition and example
# pylint: disable=protected-access
pyportal._json_path = (['word'], PART_OF_SPEECH,
DEFINITION_EXAMPLE_ARR[definition_example])
value = pyportal.fetch()
print("Response is", value)
except RuntimeError as e:
print("Some error occured, retrying! -", e)
#Change between definition and example
if definition_example == 0:
definition_example = 1
elif definition_example == 1:
definition_example = 0