Pandemic Alert 🌐🚨

Project Details: 💻🌐📅✍️

• Functionality: Provides automatic and subtle real-time notifications of the latest COVID-19 updates on a user's desktop.
• Tech Stack: Python, requests, beautifulsoup4, plyer
• Author: @shreyamalogi
• Year of Project: 2020

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Table of Contents

• Introduction
• How to use
• Challenges and Solutions
• Contribution
• License

Introduction 🧙‍♂️✨

Greetings, everyone! I'm @shreyamalogi, and I've created the COVID-19 Enchantment Notifier. This project is your magical companion to stay updated on the ever-changing world of COVID-19. Imagine your computer becoming a magical oracle that whispers the latest COVID-19 numbers to keep you informed. It's like casting a spell to bring real-time updates to your desktop. 🌌📜

Casting the Enchantment Spell 🌐✨

Step 1: Gather the Magical Ingredients

• Feel the magic – clone the repository using:

  git clone https://github.com/shreyamalogi/Pandemic-Alert.git

• Make sure your computer understands the language of Python. If not, seek help from someone more experienced.

• Acquire the enchanted ingredients named requests, beautifulsoup4, and plyer. Add them with the following command:

  pip install requests beautifulsoup4 plyer

Step 2: Unleash the Spell

• Find a quiet space on your computer where magic flows freely.

• Open the terminal, your gateway to the mystical realm.

• Cast the spell to run the enchantment script:

  python script_name.py

  Watch as the enchantment unfolds, and your computer whispers COVID-19 updates to you!

Bonus Spellbook (Optional)

If you want to adjust the timing between updates, open the script and find the spell:

time.sleep(30)  # Adjust the interval (in seconds) as needed

Challenges and Solutions ⚔️💡

• Challenge: Ensuring Real-time Updates.

  • Solution: Implemented periodic data fetching and notification triggers using Python's requests, beautifulsoup4, and plyer libraries.

• Challenge: Creating Subtle Notifications.

  • Solution: Crafted notifications to be unobtrusive yet informative, enhancing the user experience.

• Challenge: Adjustable Update Intervals.

  • Solution: Provided users with the flexibility to customize update intervals by adjusting a simple time sleep parameter.

Contribution- Show Your Support (Star This) ⭐🌟📜✨

Feel the magic within you? Contribute to this enchanting spellbook and make it even more magical. Don't forget to star the project! ⭐🌟

License 🕊️

This project is enchanted under the spell of the MIT License. Share the magic responsibly!

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2020 Shreya Malogi

Stay Enchanted! 🌍💙