Dec 15, 2022

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ISS Tracking Project — Python

Get an Email alert when International Space Station (ISS) is above of us in the sky, at night — #PurePythonSeries — Episode #15

iss_tracking_project:

Python International Space Station (ISS) Tracking project in Python. Dez, 2022. Based on: Angela Yu from London 100 Days of Code: The Complete Python Pro Bootcamp for 2023

Project Description:

This app will email you based on the event that the International Space Station (ISS) is above of us in the sky, at night.

Can I track the ISS from my location?

Image result for this code will track the iss in the sky, comparing to your location and time. The space station can be seen from over 6,700 locations worldwide. Enter your location to find out when the space station will be flying overhead.

Is the ISS visible every night?

It can only be seen when it is dawn or dusk at your location. As such, it can range from one sighting opportunity a month to several a week, since it has to be both dark where you are, and the space station has to happen to be going overhead.

The code:

Resources:

JSON Viewer — Chrome Web Store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/json-viewer/gbmdgpbipfallnflgajpaliibnhdgobh

Latitude and Longitude Finder: https://www.latlong.net/

Sunset and sunrise times API: https://sunrise-sunset.org/api

International Space Station Current Location: http://open-notify.org/Open-Notify-API/ISS-Location-Now/

Location: Porto Velho Ro — Brazil Inspired in Angela Yu’s ISS Project: https://www.udemy.com/course/100-days-of-code/

How-to run this app on PyCharm 2022.3 (Community Edition):

# 0 — Open Pycharm, Clone this project by clicking Clone > VCS now, Git > Manage remotes… click + and paste: url: https://github.com/giljr/iss_tracking.git

#1 — Run -> Edit Configurations -> Set Project Interpreter (lasted version — mine is Python 3.10)

#2 — pip install requests (Terminal)

#3 — pip install yagmail (Terminal)

#4 — Go To Edit Configuration…Environment > Env. Variables and add two variable:

EMAIL=<your_email>@gmail.com;

EMAIL_PASS=<app_password>

#5 — Sign in with App Passwords by following this tutorial: (https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/185833)

How to use email : https://replit.com/@jaythree/sendgmailproject?v=1

#6 — run main (Shift+F10)

print("That's it! Thank you very much")That's it! Thank you very much

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15#Episode#PurePythonSeries —ISS Tracking Project — Get an Email alert when International Space Station (ISS) is above of us in the sky, at night #PurePythonSeries (this one)

@editor: j3 Date: Dez, 2022