Conky Google Calendar Python Script

[kaivalagi]

The udpated script does the trick (for me, at least) without having to modify anytyhing, thanks!

All of the events were added directly to the Google Calendar as recurring all-day events via Google's web interface. I haven't tried using other methods (I know events can be added via gcalcli, for example), so I don't know how they will wind up displaying.

And, sure enough, my date & time formats are different:

datetimeformat:%a %d %b %Y %r %Z
dateformat:%m/%d/%Y

Thanks again, hope that information comes in handy.

Nice one, glad it worked.

I'll take a look at the date format stuff soon, to make sure no other formats will be affected...

[kaivalagi]

UPDATE

Updated the script in the first post, see below or first post for details.

• Output "No Events..." if non found, rather than nothing at all.
• Fix for all day events where time is shown. Catered for 12:00:00 AM (%r formatted time) so it is no longer displayed.

Cheers

[kaivalagi]

UPDATE (AGAIN)

Updated date time formatting, datetime now formatted using Day + locale.D_FMT + locale.T_FMT_AMPM, date only uses Day + locale.D_FMT. In my locale this results in the format "Wed 15/02/2007 13:00:00 pm", for US users the day number and month will be switched

This results in a much more consistent approach to date time formatting which, no matter what the formatting options, the event data should show correctly and consistently for your regional settings.

New script uploaded to the first post.

Cheers

Edit: Just added Day to the formatting too, first post script updated...

[HippyRandall]

UPDATE (AGAIN)
In my locale this results in the format "15/02/2007 13:00:00 pm"

Someone needs to sync their time/date with a time server!


Sorry but I couldn't resist

Hippy Randall

[kaivalagi]

Someone needs to sync their time/date with a time server!


Sorry but I couldn't resist

Hippy Randall

I am living in the past like so many ******* users

[jmadero]

Hi All,

This is a great conky script...but I'm having one problem.

I can't get more than 1 event to show no matter what I do. I've tried making the end date the end of the year, making the daysahead = 5...etc..

Even when I have more than one event on the same day it's only showing one.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

[kaivalagi]

Hi All,

This is a great conky script...but I'm having one problem.

I can't get more than 1 event to show no matter what I do. I've tried making the end date the end of the year, making the daysahead = 5...etc..

Even when I have more than one event on the same day it's only showing one.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Could you post the execi line from your conkyrc (minus your login details )

Are all your events reoccurring ones?
Do you add the events straight into google calendar or are they sync'ed from a client app?
Do you have a --limit option set?

This is going to be tricky to debug cause I can't test against your calendar...would it be possible to recreate the events (minus the details) on a calendar you can give me full access to?

[jmadero]

Here is the line from my conky script:

${execi 10800 python ~/.conky/Calendar/conkyGoogleCalendar.py --username=XXX@gmail.com --password=XXX --daysahead=5 --limit=10}

Most of my things are recurring, but I did put in a test single event for today and it only showed the recurring event happening at 2 PM (the new event was set for 5 PM)

I enter events directly into google calendar (google plugin for thunderbird has issues from the repos so I just go direct)

limit is set to 10


Thanks for the help

[kaivalagi]

Here is the line from my conky script:

${execi 10800 python ~/.conky/Calendar/conkyGoogleCalendar.py --username=XXX@gmail.com --password=XXX --daysahead=5 --limit=10}

Most of my things are recurring, but I did put in a test single event for today and it only showed the recurring event happening at 2 PM (the new event was set for 5 PM)

I enter events directly into google calendar (google plugin for thunderbird has issues from the repos so I just go direct)

limit is set to 10


Thanks for the help

Everything seems okay

To eliminate conky out of the equation can you run the script in the terminal, e.g.

python ~/.conky/Calendar/conkyGoogleCalendar.py --username=XXX@gmail.com --password=XXX --daysahead=5 --limit=10

Do you still only get one event back?

If you see everything you expect in the terminal, you may need to add the following before the TEXT section in your conkyrc:

text_buffer_size 512

Keep increasing the value until you see everything you want to.

Long shot but this has been the cause of many an issue in conky in the past.....

[jmadero]

solved it was the buffer. Thanks!