How To Make An Alarm Clock In Python

Are you tired of using the same old alarm clock? Or maybe you want to create something that is unique to you. In this tutorial, we will teach you how to create an alarm clock using Python.

Prerequisites

Before we start, you need to have Python version 3.x.x or above installed on your computer. If you don’t have Python installed you can download it from the official website, python.org.

Also, we will be using the following external libraries: time, datetime, and playsound. You can install these libraries with pip by running the following command in your terminal:

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pip install playsound

Steps to Make an Alarm Clock

1. Import the required libraries

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import time
import datetime
from playsound import playsound

2. Take user input for the alarm time

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alarm_time = input("Enter the time of alarm to be set:HH:MM:SS\n")

3. Set an infinite loop to check for the current time and the alarm time

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while True:
    current_time = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%H:%M:%S")
    if current_time == alarm_time:
        print("Wake Up!")
        playsound('sound.mp3')
        break
time.sleep(1)

4. Explanation of the code:

  • We imported the required libraries: time, datetime and playsound
  • We took user input for the alarm time in the HH:MM:SS format
  • We set an infinite loop that will continuously check for the current time using the datetime library
  • We checked if the current time equals the alarm time entered by the user
  • If the current time is equal to the alarm time, the program will print “Wake Up!” and play the sound.mp3 file using the playsound library
  • The program will continuously check for the alarm time and play the sound until the user stops the program

5. That’s it! Now you have created an alarm clock using Python.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to create an alarm clock using Python. We imported the required libraries, took user input for the alarm time, and set an infinite loop to check for the current time and the alarm time.

We also used the playsound library to play a sound file when the alarm time is reached.

Full Code

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import time
import datetime
from playsound import playsound
 
alarm_time = input("Enter the time of alarm to be set:HH:MM:SS\n")
 
while True:
    current_time = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%H:%M:%S")
    if current_time == alarm_time:
        print("Wake Up!")
        playsound('sound.mp3')
        break
time.sleep(1)

Output

Enter the time of alarm to be set:HH:MM:SS
07:00:00
Wake Up!