Fortune Wheel

Fortune Wheel is a Python application that simulates a spinning wheel of fortune. Users can spin the wheel and win random prizes defined in a JSON configuration file.

Features

• Visualization of a fortune wheel with customizable prizes.
• Buttons to spin the wheel and stop it on a random prize.
• Simple prize configuration via a fortuneWheel.json file.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• The following Python libraries must be installed:
  • tkinter (included in standard Python)
  • matplotlib
  • numpy

Configuration

The fortuneWheel.json file contains the items for the wheel. You can modify it to add or remove prizes. Here’s an example of how the file should look:

{
    "title": "Ruota della fortuna",
    "description": "Gira la ruota e scopri la prossima attività!",
    "btnSpinText": "Gira la ruota",
    "btnStopText": "Ferma la ruota",
    "items": [
        "Prize 1",
        "Prize 2",
        "Prize 3",
        "Prize 4",
        "Prize 5",
        "Prize 6",
        "Prize 7",
        "Prize 8"
    ]
}

Running the Application

To run the application, make sure to have the fortuneWheel.json file in the same directory as the executable. You can start the app with the following command:

python fortuneWheel.py

Creating the Executable

You can generate an executable using pyinstaller. Make sure you have pyinstaller installed:

pip install pyinstaller

Then, run the command:

pyinstaller --clean fortuneWheel.spec