# from urllib2 import urlopen
# api_key = 2e714d06ee6612e6e746d6abd9f3b7a9
# weather = urlopen('http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?lat=')
# import required functions
from AndyPi_LCD import AndyPi_LCD
from processing import Process
import time
import feedparser
if __name__ == '__main__':
# initial check for latest rss feed
msg=feedparser.parse('http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/rss.xml?edition=uk').entries[0].title
lcd=AndyPi_LCD() # set name of imported class
lcd.lcd_init() # initialise LCD
lcd.led(512) # turn backlight fully on
while True:
# setup a new thread process, in which to run the lcd.scroll_clock function, with the correct arguments
p = Process(target=lcd.scroll_clock, args=(1, "c", 0.3, msg))
# start the process
p.start()
# wait for 30 seconds (or however long you wish to wait between checking updates)
time.sleep(30.0)
# while the python is scrolling the LCD message in the 'p' process
# check for new rss feed, and put in variable "msg"
msg=feedparser.parse('http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/rss.xml?edition=uk').entries[0].title
# stop the scroller process
p.terminate()
