#datetime #pytz #tkinter
I am still learning python and I am pumped up to get better at it each and every day. I have realized to get better at any language is through creating projects after learning something for example a library. I learnt the date time library and I decided to to create a digital clock in order to sharpen my skills. I decided to share with you guys what I have created so that some one out there can learn something. The program has GUI(tkinter) where by i implemented dropdown list that has options of time zones using the pytz module.
A user can select a time zone of his or her choice and the current time will be displayed in relation to the time zone.
Check the code below.
check our code running on youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9Xke1aG7Ww
"""
A digital clock
->made this project when leaning about the date time module
->I used the pytz module to get different time zones
->A user can change the time zone by selecting a time zone from the drop down list
->the default timezone used is 'Africa/Nairobi'->
j=0
for i in pytz.common_timezones:
j+=1
if i=='Africa/Nairobi':
break
print(j-1,i)
Run the above code to get the timezone that 'Africa/Nairobi' belongs
"""
from tkinter import *
from tkinter.font import Font#get the desired font
import datetime
from datetime import datetime
import pytz
win = Tk()
win.title("Digital Clock")
win.geometry("310x200")
win.resizable(False,False)
current_time = datetime.now(pytz.timezone('Africa/Djibouti')) # get the current time
def my_digital_clock():
current_time = datetime.now(pytz.timezone(timezone_list.get())) # get the current time from the drop_down list
time_display=current_time.strftime('%H:%M:%S')
digital_time_lb.config(text=time_display,fg="red")#updates the label to the current time
day_display=datetime.now()
day_display=current_time.strftime('%B,%d:%Y')
print(str(day_display))
digital_DAY_lb.config(text=day_display,fg="green")
#print(timezone_list.set(str(pytz.common_timezones[0])))
#used strftime() to format the display of the current time
#%H->hours
#%M->minutes
#%s->seconds
#%B->month name
#%Y->year
#%d->day
#change the time after a specific millisecond
win.after(80,my_digital_clock)
my_font = Font(size=100)
display the time
digital_time_lb = Label(win,font=("Times new roman",30))
digital_time_lb.pack()
display the day/month/Year
digital_DAY_lb = Label(win,font=("Times new roman",30))
digital_DAY_lb.pack()
timezone_list=StringVar()
set the default time zone for Nairobi
timezone_list.set(str(pytz.common_timezones[42]))#default timezone is 'Africa/Nairobi'(42)
used the OptionMenu()->function
drop_down=OptionMenu(win,timezone_list,*pytz.common_timezones)
drop_down.pack()
my_digital_clock()#function call
win.mainloop()
"""
add a label to dislay the time on our screen
the time should change at a pecific time
->display the time zone
->choose the time zone and display the time
"""
"""
.config()->used to update the label
win.config(text="change")
THANK YOU
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