Smart Display System Using Python and Raspberry Pi

A smart display system built with Python and Raspberry Pi that shows time, date, weather updates, top news headlines, motivational quotes, and a customizable to-do list.

Features

• Live time and date display
• Weather information for your city using OpenWeatherMap API
• News headlines using NewsAPI
• Motivational quotes
• Editable to-do list

Installation

1. Clone the repository: git clone <https://github.com/iprince10/Smart-Display-System>
2. Make sure you have Python 3 installed
3. Install required packages: pip install -r requirements.txt
4. Copy smart_display_config_example.json to smart_display_config.json
5. Fill in your own API keys in smart_display_config.json

How to Run

1. Open a terminal
2. Navigate to the folder containing SmartDisplay.py
3. Run: python SmartDisplay.py

Configuration

• smart_display_config.json contains user-specific settings like API keys, location, name, greeting emoji, and initial to-do list
• Keep this file private and do not upload it to GitHub
• Users can rename smart_display_config_example.json to smart_display_config.json and fill in their own API keys

Usage & Screenshot

Once you run the program:

• The top-left section shows time, date, and a greeting
• The top-right section shows current weather
• The middle-left section shows top news headlines
• The middle-right section shows your to-do list, which can be edited using the small ✎ button
• The bottom section shows motivational quotes that update periodically
• Keep Screenshot file(smartdisplayimage.jpg) should stay in the repo for proper display.

Contributing

• Fork the repo, make improvements, and submit pull requests
• Do not commit real API keys

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