Function to show weather forecast in the terminal

[GrouchyGaijin]

That service seems to be deprecated.
Wunderground.com has moved to a purchased-key model for api access. See http://www.wunderground.com/weather/api/

For US locations, I use data from the National Weather Service. No api key required. For how I do it, see http://cheesehead-techblog.blogspot....nfo-feeds.html

The Ubuntu Phone weather app gets worldwide data from OpenWeatherMap.org. It also uses an api key for access, but the price is $0. See http://openweathermap.org/API#forecast

Thanks for the update Ian.

OK so I got a free key from the weather underground. Their developer level is free.
I can now download an xml file of the current conditions in my area.
The thing is I don't know how to go from that to showing in the terminal my current conditions and forecast.
Ideally something like the function that started this thread, but also including the current conditions would be great.

I really appreciate the help guys!

Here is the xml file:

<response>
	<version>0.1</version>
	<termsofService>http://www.wunderground.com/weather/api/d/terms.html</termsofService>
	<features>
		<feature>conditions</feature>
	</features>
		<current_observation>
		<image>
		<url>http://icons-ak.wxug.com/graphics/wu2/logo_130x80.png</url>
		<title>Weather Underground</title>
		<link>http://www.wunderground.com</link>
		</image>
		<display_location>
		<full>Falun, Sweden</full>
		<city>Falun</city>
		<state></state>
		<state_name>Sweden</state_name>
		<country>SN</country>
		<country_iso3166>SE</country_iso3166>
		<zip>00000</zip>
		<magic>6</magic>
		<wmo>02435</wmo>
		<latitude>60.59999847</latitude>
		<longitude>15.63333321</longitude>
		<elevation>116.00000000</elevation>
		</display_location>
		<observation_location>
		<full>Kämparvet, Falun, DALARNA</full>
		<city>Kämparvet, Falun</city>
		<state>DALARNA</state>
		<country>SWEDEN</country>
		<country_iso3166>SE</country_iso3166>
		<latitude>60.606194</latitude>
		<longitude>15.639073</longitude>
		<elevation>50 ft</elevation>
		</observation_location>
		<estimated>
		</estimated>
		<station_id>IDALARNA23</station_id>
		<observation_time>Last Updated on October 6, 6:47 PM CEST</observation_time>
		<observation_time_rfc822>Sun, 06 Oct 2013 18:47:04 +0200</observation_time_rfc822>
		<observation_epoch>1381078024</observation_epoch>
		<local_time_rfc822>Sun, 06 Oct 2013 18:47:05 +0200</local_time_rfc822>
		<local_epoch>1381078025</local_epoch>
		<local_tz_short>CEST</local_tz_short>
		<local_tz_long>Europe/Stockholm</local_tz_long>
		<local_tz_offset>+0200</local_tz_offset>
		<weather>Clear</weather>
		<temperature_string>54.3 F (12.4 C)</temperature_string>
		<temp_f>54.3</temp_f>
		<temp_c>12.4</temp_c>
		<relative_humidity>74%</relative_humidity>
		<wind_string>From the SE at 2.0 MPH</wind_string>
		<wind_dir>SE</wind_dir>
		<wind_degrees>135</wind_degrees>
		<wind_mph>2.0</wind_mph>
		<wind_gust_mph>0</wind_gust_mph>
		<wind_kph>3.2</wind_kph>
		<wind_gust_kph>0</wind_gust_kph>
		<pressure_mb>1012</pressure_mb>
		<pressure_in>29.89</pressure_in>
		<pressure_trend>0</pressure_trend>
		
		<dewpoint_string>46 F (8 C)</dewpoint_string>
		<dewpoint_f>46</dewpoint_f>
		<dewpoint_c>8</dewpoint_c>
		
		
		<heat_index_string>NA</heat_index_string>
		<heat_index_f>NA</heat_index_f>
		<heat_index_c>NA</heat_index_c>
		
		
		<windchill_string>NA</windchill_string>
		<windchill_f>NA</windchill_f>
		<windchill_c>NA</windchill_c>
		
        <feelslike_string>54.3 F (12.4 C)</feelslike_string>
        <feelslike_f>54.3</feelslike_f>
        <feelslike_c>12.4</feelslike_c>
		<visibility_mi>6.2</visibility_mi>
		<visibility_km>10.0</visibility_km>
		<solarradiation></solarradiation>
		<UV>-1</UV>
		<precip_1hr_string>0.00 in ( 0 mm)</precip_1hr_string>
		<precip_1hr_in>0.00</precip_1hr_in>
		<precip_1hr_metric> 0</precip_1hr_metric>
		<precip_today_string>0.00 in (0 mm)</precip_today_string>
		<precip_today_in>0.00</precip_today_in>
		<precip_today_metric>0</precip_today_metric>
		
		
		
		<icon>clear</icon>
		<icon_url>http://icons-ak.wxug.com/i/c/k/nt_clear.gif</icon_url>
		<forecast_url>http://www.wunderground.com/global/stations/02435.html</forecast_url>
        
        <history_url>http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=IDALARNA23</history_url>
        
		<ob_url>http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=60.606194,15.639073</ob_url>
	</current_observation>


   
</response>

[Vaphell]

time for some python

#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys
import urllib2
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET

data = ( (  "Location: {0}", [ "display_location/full" ] ),
         (  "Time: {0}", [ "observation_time_rfc822" ] ),
         (  "Conditions: {0}", [ "weather" ] ),
         ( u"Temperature: {0}\u00b0C ({1}\u00b0F), feels like {2}\u00b0C ({3}\u00b0F)", [ "temp_c", "temp_f", "feelslike_c", "feelslike_f" ] ),
         (  "Wind: {0} km/h, from the {1}", [ "wind_kph", "wind_dir" ] ),
         (  "Pressure: {0} hPa", [ "pressure_mb" ] ),
         ( u"Dew point: {0}\u00b0C ({1}\u00b0F)", [ "dewpoint_c", "dewpoint_f" ] ) )

#url = "https://???"
#req = urllib2.Request( url )
#f = urllib2.urlopen( req )
f = open( "test.xml", "r" )
xmlroot = ET.fromstring( f.read() )

for x in data:
  print x[0].format( *[ xmlroot.findall(".//"+i)[0].text for i in x[1] ] )

$ ./weather.py 
Location: Falun, Sweden
Time: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 18:47:04 +0200
Conditions: Clear
Temperature: 12.4°C (54.3°F), feels like 12.4°C (54.3°F)
Wind: 3.2 km/h, from the SE
Pressure: 1012 hPa
Dew point: 8°C (46°F)

it uses a local file with the data now, but in comments there is a code for gobbling the data directly from the server that should work.
data describes lines of output: format string + [ fields/xml tags ] which are supposed to go into {integer} placeholders so it's trivial to come up with your own format.
I don't see forecast there so...

[GrouchyGaijin]

I am speechless.
I was mucking around with sed and you pull a really cool script out like it's nothing.
By comparing the xml with your python script I think I can kind of see what you are doing.

I tried with the forecast xml file and mucked it up a bit.

<response>
	<version>0.1</version>
	<termsofService>http://www.wunderground.com/weather/api/d/terms.html</termsofService>
	<features>
		<feature>forecast</feature>
	</features>
	<forecast>
		<txt_forecast>
		<date>2:00 PM CEST</date>
		<forecastdays>
		<forecastday>
		<period>0</period>
		<icon>partlycloudy</icon>
		<icon_url>http://icons-ak.wxug.com/i/c/k/partlycloudy.gif</icon_url>
		<title>Sunday</title>
		<fcttext><![CDATA[Overcast in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 57F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph.]]></fcttext>
		<fcttext_metric><![CDATA[Overcast in the morning, then partly cloudy. High of 14C. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 15 km/h.]]></fcttext_metric>
		<pop>0</pop>
		</forecastday>
		<forecastday>
		<period>1</period>
		<icon>mostlycloudy</icon>
		<icon_url>http://icons-ak.wxug.com/i/c/k/mostlycloudy.gif</icon_url>
		<title>Sunday Night</title>
		<fcttext><![CDATA[Mostly cloudy in the evening, then overcast. Fog overnight. Low of 45F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 15 mph.]]></fcttext>
		<fcttext_metric><![CDATA[Mostly cloudy in the evening, then overcast. Fog overnight. Low of 7C. Breezy. Winds from the WSW at 10 to 20 km/h.]]></fcttext_metric>
		<pop>20</pop>
		</forecastday>
		<forecastday>
		<period>2</period>
		<icon>mostlycloudy</icon>
		<icon_url>http://icons-ak.wxug.com/i/c/k/mostlycloudy.gif</icon_url>
		<title>Monday</title>
		<fcttext><![CDATA[Mostly cloudy. High of 61F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 10 mph.]]></fcttext>
		<fcttext_metric><![CDATA[Mostly cloudy. High of 16C. Breezy. Winds from the WSW at 10 to 20 km/h.]]></fcttext_metric>
		<pop>0</pop>
		</forecastday>
		<forecastday>
		<period>3</period>
		<icon>cloudy</icon>
		<icon_url>http://icons-ak.wxug.com/i/c/k/cloudy.gif</icon_url>
		<title>Monday Night</title>
		<fcttext><![CDATA[Overcast with  rain after midnight. Low of 50F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 10 mph.]]></fcttext>
		<fcttext_metric><![CDATA[Overcast with  rain after midnight. Low of 10C. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 15 km/h.]]></fcttext_metric>
		<pop>60</pop>
		</forecastday>
		<forecastday>
		<period>4</period>
		<icon>rain</icon>
		<icon_url>http://icons-ak.wxug.com/i/c/k/rain.gif</icon_url>
		<title>Tuesday</title>
		<fcttext><![CDATA[Overcast with  a chance of rain in the afternoon. Fog early. High of 59F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.]]></fcttext>
		<fcttext_metric><![CDATA[Overcast with  a chance of rain in the afternoon. Fog early. High of 15C. Breezy. Winds from the SW at 10 to 20 km/h. Chance of rain 40%.]]></fcttext_metric>
		<pop>40</pop>
		</forecastday>
		<forecastday>
		<period>5</period>
		<icon>mostlycloudy</icon>
		<icon_url>http://icons-ak.wxug.com/i/c/k/mostlycloudy.gif</icon_url>
		<title>Tuesday Night</title>
		<fcttext><![CDATA[Overcast. Fog overnight. Low of 46F. Winds from the SW at 10 to 15 mph.]]></fcttext>
		<fcttext_metric><![CDATA[Overcast. Fog overnight. Low of 8C. Breezy. Winds from the SW at 15 to 20 km/h.]]></fcttext_metric>
		<pop>0</pop>
		</forecastday>
		<forecastday>
		<period>6</period>
		<icon>cloudy</icon>
		<icon_url>http://icons-ak.wxug.com/i/c/k/cloudy.gif</icon_url>
		<title>Wednesday</title>
		<fcttext><![CDATA[Overcast. High of 57F. Winds from the SW at 10 to 15 mph.]]></fcttext>
		<fcttext_metric><![CDATA[Overcast. High of 14C. Breezy. Winds from the SW at 20 to 25 km/h.]]></fcttext_metric>
		<pop>0</pop>
		</forecastday>
		<forecastday>
		<period>7</period>
		<icon>cloudy</icon>
		<icon_url>http://icons-ak.wxug.com/i/c/k/cloudy.gif</icon_url>
		<title>Wednesday Night</title>
		<fcttext><![CDATA[Overcast with  a chance of rain after midnight. Fog overnight. Low of 37F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the NE after midnight.]]></fcttext>
		<fcttext_metric><![CDATA[Overcast with  a chance of rain after midnight. Fog overnight. Low of 3C. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 15 km/h shifting to the NE after midnight.]]></fcttext_metric>
		<pop>20</pop>
		</forecastday>
		</forecastdays>
		</txt_forecast>
		<simpleforecast>
		<forecastdays>
		<forecastday>
		<date>
  <epoch>1381093200</epoch>
  <pretty_short>11:00 PM CEST</pretty_short>
  <pretty>11:00 PM CEST on October 06, 2013</pretty>
  <day>6</day>
  <month>10</month>
  <year>2013</year>
  <yday>278</yday>
  <hour>23</hour>
  <min>00</min>
  <sec>0</sec>
  <isdst>1</isdst>
  <monthname>October</monthname>
  <weekday_short>Sun</weekday_short>
  <weekday>Sunday</weekday>
  <ampm>PM</ampm>
  <tz_short>CEST</tz_short>
  <tz_long>Europe/Stockholm</tz_long>
</date>
					<period>1</period>
					<high>
						<fahrenheit>57</fahrenheit>
						<celsius>14</celsius>
					</high>
					<low>
						<fahrenheit>45</fahrenheit>
						<celsius>7</celsius>
					</low>
					<conditions>Partly Cloudy</conditions>
					
					<icon>partlycloudy</icon>
					<icon_url>http://icons-ak.wxug.com/i/c/k/partlycloudy.gif</icon_url>
					<skyicon>partlycloudy</skyicon>
					<pop>0</pop>
					<qpf_allday>
						<in>0.00</in>
						<mm>0.0</mm>
					</qpf_allday>
					<qpf_day>
						<in>0.00</in>
						<mm>0.0</mm>
					</qpf_day>
					<qpf_night>
						<in>0.00</in>
						<mm>0.0</mm>
					</qpf_night>
					<snow_allday>
						<in>0</in>
						<cm>0</cm>
					</snow_allday>
					<snow_day>
						<in>0</in>
						<cm>0</cm>
					</snow_day>
					<snow_night>
						<in>0</in>
						<cm>0</cm>
					</snow_night>
					<maxwind>
						<mph>9</mph>
						<kph>14</kph>
						<dir>SW</dir>
						<degrees>220</degrees>
					</maxwind>
					<avewind>
						<mph>8</mph>
						<kph>13</kph>
						<dir>SW</dir>
						<degrees>225</degrees>
					</avewind>
					<avehumidity>78</avehumidity>
					<maxhumidity>97</maxhumidity>
					<minhumidity>66</minhumidity>
				</forecastday>
				
				<forecastday>
					<date>
  <epoch>1381179600</epoch>
  <pretty_short>11:00 PM CEST</pretty_short>
  <pretty>11:00 PM CEST on October 07, 2013</pretty>
  <day>7</day>
  <month>10</month>
  <year>2013</year>
  <yday>279</yday>
  <hour>23</hour>
  <min>00</min>
  <sec>0</sec>
  <isdst>1</isdst>
  <monthname>October</monthname>
  <weekday_short>Mon</weekday_short>
  <weekday>Monday</weekday>
  <ampm>PM</ampm>
  <tz_short>CEST</tz_short>
  <tz_long>Europe/Stockholm</tz_long>
</date>
					<period>2</period>
					<high>
						<fahrenheit>61</fahrenheit>
						<celsius>16</celsius>
					</high>
					<low>
						<fahrenheit>50</fahrenheit>
						<celsius>10</celsius>
					</low>
					<conditions>Mostly Cloudy</conditions>
					
					<icon>mostlycloudy</icon>
					<icon_url>http://icons-ak.wxug.com/i/c/k/mostlycloudy.gif</icon_url>
					<skyicon>mostlycloudy</skyicon>
					<pop>0</pop>
					<qpf_allday>
						<in>0.00</in>
						<mm>0.0</mm>
					</qpf_allday>
					<qpf_day>
						<in>0.00</in>
						<mm>0.0</mm>
					</qpf_day>
					<qpf_night>
						<in>0.05</in>
						<mm>1.3</mm>
					</qpf_night>
					<snow_allday>
						<in>0</in>
						<cm>0</cm>
					</snow_allday>
					<snow_day>
						<in>0</in>
						<cm>0</cm>
					</snow_day>
					<snow_night>
						<in>0</in>
						<cm>0</cm>
					</snow_night>
					<maxwind>
						<mph>10</mph>
						<kph>16</kph>
						<dir>WSW</dir>
						<degrees>252</degrees>
					</maxwind>
					<avewind>
						<mph>7</mph>
						<kph>11</kph>
						<dir>WSW</dir>
						<degrees>248</degrees>
					</avewind>
					<avehumidity>86</avehumidity>
					<maxhumidity>100</maxhumidity>
					<minhumidity>67</minhumidity>
				</forecastday>
				
				<forecastday>
					<date>
  <epoch>1381266000</epoch>
  <pretty_short>11:00 PM CEST</pretty_short>
  <pretty>11:00 PM CEST on October 08, 2013</pretty>
  <day>8</day>
  <month>10</month>
  <year>2013</year>
  <yday>280</yday>
  <hour>23</hour>
  <min>00</min>
  <sec>0</sec>
  <isdst>1</isdst>
  <monthname>October</monthname>
  <weekday_short>Tue</weekday_short>
  <weekday>Tuesday</weekday>
  <ampm>PM</ampm>
  <tz_short>CEST</tz_short>
  <tz_long>Europe/Stockholm</tz_long>
</date>
					<period>3</period>
					<high>
						<fahrenheit>59</fahrenheit>
						<celsius>15</celsius>
					</high>
					<low>
						<fahrenheit>46</fahrenheit>
						<celsius>8</celsius>
					</low>
					<conditions>Rain</conditions>
					
					<icon>rain</icon>
					<icon_url>http://icons-ak.wxug.com/i/c/k/rain.gif</icon_url>
					<skyicon>cloudy</skyicon>
					<pop>40</pop>
					<qpf_allday>
						<in>0.05</in>
						<mm>1.3</mm>
					</qpf_allday>
					<qpf_day>
						<in>0.00</in>
						<mm>0.0</mm>
					</qpf_day>
					<qpf_night>
						<in>0.00</in>
						<mm>0.0</mm>
					</qpf_night>
					<snow_allday>
						<in>0</in>
						<cm>0</cm>
					</snow_allday>
					<snow_day>
						<in>0</in>
						<cm>0</cm>
					</snow_day>
					<snow_night>
						<in>0</in>
						<cm>0</cm>
					</snow_night>
					<maxwind>
						<mph>11</mph>
						<kph>18</kph>
						<dir>SW</dir>
						<degrees>230</degrees>
					</maxwind>
					<avewind>
						<mph>9</mph>
						<kph>14</kph>
						<dir>SW</dir>
						<degrees>223</degrees>
					</avewind>
					<avehumidity>91</avehumidity>
					<maxhumidity>100</maxhumidity>
					<minhumidity>82</minhumidity>
				</forecastday>
				
				<forecastday>
					<date>
  <epoch>1381352400</epoch>
  <pretty_short>11:00 PM CEST</pretty_short>
  <pretty>11:00 PM CEST on October 09, 2013</pretty>
  <day>9</day>
  <month>10</month>
  <year>2013</year>
  <yday>281</yday>
  <hour>23</hour>
  <min>00</min>
  <sec>0</sec>
  <isdst>1</isdst>
  <monthname>October</monthname>
  <weekday_short>Wed</weekday_short>
  <weekday>Wednesday</weekday>
  <ampm>PM</ampm>
  <tz_short>CEST</tz_short>
  <tz_long>Europe/Stockholm</tz_long>
</date>
					<period>4</period>
					<high>
						<fahrenheit>57</fahrenheit>
						<celsius>14</celsius>
					</high>
					<low>
						<fahrenheit>37</fahrenheit>
						<celsius>3</celsius>
					</low>
					<conditions>Overcast</conditions>
					
					<icon>cloudy</icon>
					<icon_url>http://icons-ak.wxug.com/i/c/k/cloudy.gif</icon_url>
					<skyicon>cloudy</skyicon>
					<pop>0</pop>
					<qpf_allday>
						<in>0.00</in>
						<mm>0.0</mm>
					</qpf_allday>
					<qpf_day>
						<in>0.00</in>
						<mm>0.0</mm>
					</qpf_day>
					<qpf_night>
						<in>0.08</in>
						<mm>2.0</mm>
					</qpf_night>
					<snow_allday>
						<in>0</in>
						<cm>0</cm>
					</snow_allday>
					<snow_day>
						<in>0</in>
						<cm>0</cm>
					</snow_day>
					<snow_night>
						<in>0</in>
						<cm>0</cm>
					</snow_night>
					<maxwind>
						<mph>14</mph>
						<kph>22</kph>
						<dir>SW</dir>
						<degrees>232</degrees>
					</maxwind>
					<avewind>
						<mph>10</mph>
						<kph>16</kph>
						<dir>SW</dir>
						<degrees>230</degrees>
					</avewind>
					<avehumidity>83</avehumidity>
					<maxhumidity>100</maxhumidity>
					<minhumidity>64</minhumidity>
				</forecastday>
				
			</forecastdays>
		</simpleforecast>
	</forecast>   
    
</response>

[Vaphell]

weather.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import re
import sys
import urllib2
import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET

# http://misc.flogisoft.com/bash/tip_colors_and_formatting
styles = { '[END]'    : '\033[0m',
           '[B]'      : '\033[1m',
           '[RED]'    : '\033[91m',           
           '[GREEN]'  : '\033[92m',
           '[YELLOW]' : '\033[93m',
           '[BLUE]'   : '\033[94m',
           '[MAGENTA]': '\033[95m',
           '[CYAN]'   : '\033[96m' }

field_rgx = r'\{[^}]*[a-z]+[^}]*\}'

# open xmls with data
cxml = ET.fromstring( open( 'current.xml', 'r' ).read() )
fxml = ET.fromstring( open( 'forecast.xml', 'r' ).read() )

format = {}
data = []

# load formatting data           
for ln in open( 'weather_format.txt', 'r' ):
  ln = ln.rstrip()
  if ln.startswith('!'):
    f_id = ln.lstrip('! ')
    format[f_id] = []
    data.append( ( f_id, cxml if 'current' in f_id else fxml ) )
  elif ln.startswith('#'):
    continue
  else:
    for s in styles:
      ln = ln.replace( s, styles[s] )
    fields = [ x.strip('{}') for x in re.findall( field_rgx, ln ) ]
    for i in range( 0, len(fields) ):
      ln = re.sub( field_rgx, '{{{0}}}'.format(i), ln, 1 )
    format[f_id].append( [ ln, fields[:] ] )


# print info
for (k,xml) in data:
  for x in xml.findall( k ):
    for ln in format[k]:
      print ln[0].format( *[ x.findtext( './/'+i ) for i in ln[1] ] )
  print

sample weather_format.txt:

# current weather
! .//current_observation
   [CYAN]Location:[END] [B][GREEN]{display_location/full}[END]
       [CYAN]Time:[END] {observation_time_rfc822}
 [MAGENTA]Conditions:[END] [B][YELLOW]{weather}[END]
[MAGENTA]Temperature:[END] [B][YELLOW]{temp_c}°C[END] ({temp_f}°F), feels like [B][YELLOW]{feelslike_c}°C[END] ({feelslike_f}°F)
       [RED]Wind:[END] [B][YELLOW]{wind_kph} km/h[END], from the {wind_dir}
   [MAGENTA]Pressure:[END] [B][YELLOW]{pressure_mb} hPa[END]
  [BLUE]Dew point:[END] [B][YELLOW]{dewpoint_c}°C[END] ({dewpoint_f}°F)
# forecast in text format
! .//txt_forecast/forecastdays/forecastday
[CYAN]{title}:[END]
  {fcttext_metric}
# forecast in simple format
! .//simpleforecast/forecastdays/forecastday
[MAGENTA]{weekday}, {date/monthname} {date/day}, {date/year}:[END]
  {conditions}, high {high/celsius}°C, low {low/celsius}°C
  Winds {avewind/kph} km/h from the {avewind/dir}, max {maxwind/kph} km/h

so the forecast appears to be in 2 formats in parallel: text based (text_forecast) and field based (simpleforecast). Just for kicks i tapped into both of them
Also i extracted the formatting data to external txt file so it's easier to manipulate than by tweaking tuples and lists by hand in the code.

# lines are comments so ignored
! XXX are headers of templates and point to portions of xml on which their templates are based. {} markers indicate which xml fields will fill the blanks. The file format is pretty straightforward and for bonus points i added colors and bold

[GrouchyGaijin]

THANK YOU!!

I was going to ask how to incorporate downloading the xml data into the python script, but I just put the curl -s <url> command in a bash script.
Vaphell, you are amazing.
You are in Poland right? If you ever come to Sweden, let me know. I owe you a beer!

Here is a screen shot of my weather.
http://screencloud.net/v/BUAf

[Vaphell]

you should change these random colors in the current conditions section to something more sane, that was a showcase/test You can reformat it, or plug another data, just look at xml fields and try to add some.

where does that lame #None come from? I must have missed something :/

I was going to ask how to incorporate downloading the xml data into the python script

it would be something like this

current_url = 'https://???'
forecast_url = 'https://???'
# open xmls with data
cxml = urllib2.urlopen( urllib2.Request( current_url ) ).read()
fxml = urllib2.urlopen( urllib2.Request( forecast_url ) ).read()

You are in Poland right? If you ever come to Sweden, let me know. I owe you a beer!

me+Sweden is quite probable, my homie (3x the programmer i am btw ) works in Karlskrona and said i should visit him some time. That free beer would be nice, i wouldn't want to expose myself to your 1st world prices too much and bankrupt myself

[GrouchyGaijin]

Anytime you come, let me know. The offer for a brew is real.
The #none appeared when I commented out the longer text forecast and kept only the simple forecast.

[GrouchyGaijin]

When I tried to add the name of the weather station to the output, it crashed because ascii could not display <city>Kämparvet, Falun</city>.
Is it possible to use uni code? or maybe substitute with sed the ä for an a?

[Vaphell]

in theory that part of cfg file should be totally ignored if commented out

i changed this part a bit (removed print that separated sections and added strip() to deal with cases where the value is padded with spaces for whatever reason and ruins formatting

for (k,xml) in data:
  for x in xml.findall( k ):
    for ln in format[k]:
      print ln[0].format( *[ x.findtext( './/'+i ).strip() for i in ln[1] ] )

with this:

# current weather
! .//current_observation
     [CYAN]Location:[END] [B][GREEN]{display_location/full}[END]
         [CYAN]Time:[END] [B][GREEN]{observation_time_rfc822}[END]
   [CYAN]Conditions:[END] [B][YELLOW]{weather}[END]
  [CYAN]Temperature:[END] [B][YELLOW]{temp_c}°C[END], feels like [B][YELLOW]{feelslike_c}°C[END]
         [CYAN]Wind:[END] [B][YELLOW]{wind_kph} km/h[END], from the {wind_dir}
[CYAN]Precipitation:[END] [B][YELLOW]{precip_1hr_metric} mm[END] in 1hr, [B][YELLOW]{precip_today_metric} mm[END] today
     [CYAN]Pressure:[END] [B][YELLOW]{pressure_mb} hPa[END]
     [CYAN]Humidity:[END] [B][YELLOW]{relative_humidity}[END]
    [CYAN]Dew point:[END] [B][YELLOW]{dewpoint_c}°C[END]
   [CYAN]Visibility:[END] [B][YELLOW]{visibility_km} km[END]

# forecast in text format
#! .//txt_forecast/forecastdays/forecastday
#[CYAN]{title}:[END]
#  {fcttext_metric}
# forecast in simple format
! .//simpleforecast/forecastdays/forecastday
[YELLOW]{weekday}, {date/monthname} {date/day}, {date/year}:[END]
  [BLUE]{conditions}, high {high/celsius}°C, low {low/celsius}°C
  Winds {avewind/kph} km/h from the {avewind/dir}, max {maxwind/kph} km/h[END]

i get this, obviously in bold/color:

     Location: Falun, Sweden
         Time: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 18:47:04 +0200
   Conditions: Clear
  Temperature: 12.4°C, feels like 12.4°C
         Wind: 3.2 km/h, from the SE
Precipitation: 0 mm in 1hr, 0 mm today
     Pressure: 1012 hPa
     Humidity: 74%
    Dew point: 8°C
   Visibility: 10.0 km

Sunday, October 6, 2013:
  Partly Cloudy, high 14°C, low 7°C
  Winds 13 km/h from the SW, max 14 km/h
Monday, October 7, 2013:
  Mostly Cloudy, high 16°C, low 10°C
  Winds 11 km/h from the WSW, max 16 km/h
Tuesday, October 8, 2013:
  Rain, high 15°C, low 8°C
  Winds 14 km/h from the SW, max 18 km/h
Wednesday, October 9, 2013:
  Overcast, high 14°C, low 3°C
  Winds 16 km/h from the SW, max 22 km/h

[GrouchyGaijin]

I keep getting the unicode error. It doesn't like the ä in the station name.