#21 2025-12-25 09:55:54

unklar

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From: #! BL

Registered: 2015-10-31

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Re: wunderground_conky_script dead or not dead ?

^it seems to work with the original from @TBG here...

DeepDayze

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From: In Linux Land

Registered: 2017-05-28

Posts: 1,945

Re: wunderground_conky_script dead or not dead ?

Thanks, @loutch

I removed the French conversion bits, and the script works, though as unklar stated, the old configurations don't work 100%, as the items in the curr_cond file have been rearranged.  I think most of the other data files that are generated are still the same (though I haven't checked them fully).  And thanks for adding the lines that create the wind direction icon.

It's great that the Wunderground script has been resurrected, though I'm pretty happy with the tad script. I will run both and see if I get hit by the WU API-call limit.

If the script calls the API once every 30 minutes that's 48x a day assuming that one call to the API returns the weather forecast for the period. Not sure of current API call limits for the free accounts but I am sure for subscribers it's significantly higher.

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unklar

Back to the roots 1.9

From: #! BL

Registered: 2015-10-31

Posts: 2,823

Re: wunderground_conky_script dead or not dead ?

^So far I haven't found the API call anywhere.
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^it seems to work with the original from @TBG here...

As an old man, I'm stuck here with my conkyrc...   
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marens

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Registered: 2023-02-02

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Re: wunderground_conky_script dead or not dead ?

If the script calls the API once every 30 minutes that's 48x a day assuming that one call to the API returns the weather forecast for the period. Not sure of current API call limits for the free accounts but I am sure for subscribers it's significantly higher.

It depends a little on the user here.
The same API key appears in the script for all.

apiKey=6532d6454b8aa370768e63d6ba5a832e

If the script is used by several hundred people, that's a huge number of calls.

It is possible that it was given to developers as a free 'apiKey' a long time ago.
Access is allowed again (for now).

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unklar

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From: #! BL

Registered: 2015-10-31

Posts: 2,823

Re: wunderground_conky_script dead or not dead ?

^If the ‘Wunderground_conky_script’ is working again, why shouldn't the ‘Weather_com_conky_script’ also wake up again, since it is so ‘close’ to the wunderground websites?

Well, the data is also retrieved, but unfortunately the svg images are not converted to png. In addition, I have to install the inkscape package as a dependency on carbon(debian) again. As before, it only seems to work correctly on archlinux, which I no longer have installed... 

 

Here are all four: wunderground, accuweather, timeanddate, and weather.com.
Timeanddate is the least accurate weather service for my location (if I leave out wttr.in). That's why I only use a 3-day forecast where this is acceptable. Either Dresden-Klotzsche Airport or Altenburg-Nobis Airport is used.
Since wunderground includes/maintains many “personal weather stations” in its data, this weather service is still perfect for my location.
 

DeepDayze

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From: In Linux Land

Registered: 2017-05-28

Posts: 1,945

Re: wunderground_conky_script dead or not dead ?

If the script calls the API once every 30 minutes that's 48x a day assuming that one call to the API returns the weather forecast for the period. Not sure of current API call limits for the free accounts but I am sure for subscribers it's significantly higher.

It depends a little on the user here.
The same API key appears in the script for all.

apiKey=6532d6454b8aa370768e63d6ba5a832e

If the script is used by several hundred people, that's a huge number of calls.

It is possible that it was given to developers as a free 'apiKey' a long time ago.
Access is allowed again (for now).

Ahh got it...forgotten about that.

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