covid19_not.py

import datetime  # for reading present date
import time
import requests  # for retreiving coronavirus data from web
from plyer import notification  # for getting notification on your PC

# let there is no data initially
covidData = None

    # repeating the loop for multiple times
while (True):
    try:
        covidData = requests.get("https://corona-rest-api.herokuapp.com/Api/india")
    except:
        # if the data is not fetched due to lack of internet
        print("Please! Check your internet connection")
        # if we fetched data
    if (covidData != None):
        # converting data into JSON format
        data = covidData.json()['Success']

    notification.notify(
        # title of the notification,
        title="COVID19 Stats on {}".format(datetime.date.today()),
        # the body of the notification

        message="Total cases : {totalcases}\nToday cases : {todaycases}\nToday deaths :{todaydeaths}\n"
                "Total active :{active}\nrecovered : {recovered}".format(
            totalcases=data['cases'],
            todaycases=data['todayCases'],
            todaydeaths=data['todayDeaths'],
            active=data["active"],
            recovered=data['recovered']
        ),
        # creating icon for the notification
        # we need to download a icon of ico file format
        app_icon="Paomedia-Small-N-Flat-Bell.ico",
        # the notification stays for 50sec
        timeout=50,
        toast=False
    )
    # sleep for 4 hrs => 60*60*4 sec
    # notification repeats after every 4hrs
    time.sleep(60*60*4)