WatchTheButton.py

from flask import json

import websocket


def get_bar(time, max_elements):
    return '[{}{}]'.format('|' * time, ' ' * (max_elements - time))


def on_message(ws, message):
    json_response = json.loads(message)
    time_left = int(json_response['payload']['seconds_left'])

    progress_bar = get_bar(time_left, max_elements=60)
    print(progress_bar, time_left, '\r', end='')


def main():
    url = 'wss://wss.redditmedia.com/thebutton?h=3e41d58ba10bc8efeee0cc99da6ff4582bc62f76&e=1428177313'
    ws = websocket.WebSocketApp(url, on_message=on_message)
    ws.run_forever()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()