DIY Python Alarm Clock: Wake Up to Your Favorite Song and Custom Snooze Settings

Are you tired of waking up to the same boring alarm clock every morning? With Python, you can create your own customizable alarm clock that will wake you up with your favorite music, display the weather forecast, and even send you a motivational quote. In this blog post, we’ll walk you through the steps on how to create an alarm clock in Python.

Step 1: Install the Necessary Libraries

Before we start coding, we need to install the necessary Python libraries. Open your terminal or command prompt and run the following commands:

“`
pip install playsound
pip install gtts
pip install pyttsx3
pip install beautifulsoup4
pip install requests
“`

Step 2: Create a Simple Alarm Clock

Let’s start with a simple alarm clock that will play a sound at a specified time.

“`python
import time
import playsound

# Set the alarm time
alarm_time = “07:30”

# Get the current time
current_time = time.strftime(“%H:%M”)

# Check if the alarm time has been reached
while current_time != alarm_time:
time.sleep(1)
current_time = time.strftime(“%H:%M”)

# Play the alarm sound
playsound.playsound(‘alarm.wav’)
“`

Step 3: Add a Snooze Button

Now, let’s add a snooze button to our alarm clock.

“`python
import time
import playsound

# Set the alarm time
alarm_time = “07:30”

# Get the current time
current_time = time.strftime(“%H:%M”)

# Check if the alarm time has been reached
while current_time != alarm_time:
time.sleep(1)
current_time = time.strftime(“%H:%M”)

# Play the alarm sound
playsound.playsound(‘alarm.wav’)

# Wait for the user to press the snooze button
input(“Press any key to snooze…”)

# Reset the alarm time
alarm_time = time.strftime(“%H:%M”, time.localtime(time.time() + 900))
“`

Step 4: Display the Weather Forecast

Let’s add the ability to display the weather forecast to our alarm clock.

“`python
import time
import playsound
import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup

# Set the alarm time
alarm_time = “07:30”

# Get the current time
current_time = time.strftime(“%H:%M”)

# Check if the alarm time has been reached
while current_time != alarm_time:
time.sleep(1)
current_time = time.strftime(“%H:%M”)

# Play the alarm sound
playsound.playsound(‘alarm.wav’)

# Get the weather forecast
url = “https://www.weather.com/weather/today/l/USCA0987″
response = requests.get(url)
soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, ‘html.parser’)
weather_forecast = soup.find(‘div’, class_=”today_nowcard-temp”).text

# Display the weather forecast
print(“The weather forecast for today is:”, weather_forecast)
“`

Step 5: Send a Motivational Quote

Let’s motivate you every morning with a motivational quote.

“`python
import time
import playsound
import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import gtts
import os

# Set the alarm time
alarm_time = “07:30”

# Get the current time
current_time = time.strftime(“%H:%M”)

# Check if the alarm time has been reached
while current_time != alarm_time:
time.sleep(1)
current_time = time.strftime(“%H:%M”)

# Play the alarm sound
playsound.playsound(‘alarm.wav’)

# Get a motivational quote
url = “https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/motivational.html”
response = requests.get(url)
soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, ‘html.parser’)
quote = soup.find(‘div’, class_=”m-b-12″).text

# Convert the quote to speech
tts = gtts.gTTS(quote)
tts.save(‘quote.mp3’)

# Play the motivational quote
os.system(“mpg321 quote.mp3”)
“`

Step 6: Add a Custom Snooze Duration

Let’s allow you to customize the snooze duration.

“`python
import time
import playsound
import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import gtts
import os

# Set the alarm time
alarm_time = “07:30”

# Get the current time
current_time = time.strftime(“%H:%M”)

# Check if the alarm time has been reached
while current_time != alarm_time:
time.sleep(1)
current_time = time.strftime(“%H:%M”)

# Play the alarm sound
playsound.playsound(‘alarm.wav’)

# Get the snooze duration
snooze_duration = input(“Enter the snooze duration in minutes: “)

# Convert the snooze duration to seconds
snooze_duration = int(snooze_duration) * 60

# Reset the alarm time

“`

Step 7: Add a User Interface

Let’s create a simple user interface using the tkinter library.

“`python
import tkinter as tk
import time
import playsound
import requests
from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
import gtts
import os

# Create the main window
root = tk.Tk()
root.title(“Alarm Clock“)

# Create the alarm time entry
alarm_time_entry = tk.Entry(root)
alarm_time_entry.pack()

# Create the snooze duration entry
snooze_duration_entry = tk.Entry(root)
snooze_duration_entry.pack()

# Create the start button
start_button = tk.Button(root, text=”Start”, command=start_alarm)
start_button.pack()

# Create the stop button
stop_button = tk.Button(root, text=”Stop”, command=stop_alarm)
stop_button.pack()

# Set the default alarm time and snooze duration
alarm_time = “07:30”
snooze_duration = 5

# Start the alarm clock
def start_alarm():
global alarm_time, snooze_duration

# Get the alarm time and snooze duration from the entries
alarm_time = alarm_time_entry.get()
snooze_duration = int(snooze_duration_entry.get()) * 60

# Start the alarm clock loop
while True:
# Get the current time
current_time = time.strftime(“%H:%M”)

# Check if the alarm time has been reached
if current_time == alarm_time:
# Play the alarm sound
playsound.playsound(‘alarm.wav’)

# Get a motivational quote
url = “https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/motivational.html”
response = requests.get(url)
soup = BeautifulSoup(response.text, ‘html.parser’)
quote = soup.find(‘div’, class_=”m-b-12″).text

# Convert the quote to speech
tts = gtts.gTTS(quote)
tts.save(‘quote.mp3’)

# Play the motivational quote
os.system(“mpg321 quote.mp3”)

# Wait for the user to press the snooze button
input(“Press any key to snooze…”)

# Reset the alarm time

# Stop the alarm clock
def stop_alarm():
global alarm_time

# Set the alarm time to an invalid value to stop the loop
alarm_time = “00:00”

# Run the main loop
root.mainloop()
“`

Wake Up to a Better Morning

Congratulations! You now have a fully functional alarm clock in Python that can play your favorite music, display the weather forecast, send you a motivational quote, and even let you customize the snooze duration. Wake up to a better morning with your own personalized alarm clock.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. How do I change the alarm sound?

You can change the alarm sound by replacing the ‘alarm.wav’ file with your own sound file.

2. How do I disable the weather forecast?

You can disable the weather forecast by commenting out the lines of code that get and display the weather forecast.

3. How do I add more motivational quotes?

You can add more motivational quotes by scraping them from a website or creating your own list of quotes.