I just started Python3 scripting for a personal project. It is a timelaps computer that will make a timelaps of the sunrise every morning. I have copied a script for youtube and thats works. I like to add a part that the script is executed between times, so start at 06:00:00 to 07:00:00. If this works I can run another script (for making the video from the images or posting the video online) at another time, etc.
This is the original script:
while True:
createSaveFolder()
captureImages()
renameImages(picID)
And i found this online, but it doesn't work....:
while ["$(datetime +"%T")" > '06:00:00' -a "$(datetime +"%T")" < '07:00:00']] :
What is the correct script (while statement) to use?
This is the whole script:
from time import sleep
from datetime import datetime
from sh import gphoto2 as gp
import signal, os, subprocess, time
# Kill process that starts when camera is connected
def killgphoto2Process():
p = subprocess.Popen(['ps', '-A'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
out, err = p.communicate()
# Search for the line that has the prosess we want to kill
for line in out.splitlines():
if b'gvfsd-gphoto2' in line:
# Kill the process!
pid = int(line.split(None,1)[0])
os.kill(pid, signal.SIGKILL)
shot_date = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
shot_time = datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
picID = "timelaps"
clearCommand = ["--folder","/store_00020001/DCIM/101MSDCF", \
"-R", "--delete-all-files"]
triggerCommand = ["--trigger-capture"]
downloadCommand = ["--get-all-files"]
folder_name = shot_date = picID
save_location = "/home/pi/Desktop/gphoto/images/" + folder_name
def createSaveFolder():
try:
os.makedirs(save_location)
except:
print("Failed to create Dir")
os.chdir(save_location)
def captureImages():
gp(triggerCommand)
sleep(3)
gp(downloadCommand)
gp(clearCommand)
def renameImages(ID):
for filename in os.listdir("."):
count = 0
if len(filename) < 13:
if filename.endswith(".JPG"):
os.rename(filename, (shot_time + ID +".JPG"))
print ("Renamed the JPG")
elif filename.endswith(".CR2"):
os.rename(filename, (shot_time + ID +".CR2"))
print ("Renamed the CR2")
killgphoto2Process()
gp(clearCommand)
while True:
createSaveFolder()
captureImages()
renameImages(picID)