Python script to display a Covid-19 report

covid19report.py

# This Python 3 script displays a Covid-19 report.
#
# Usage: Type the following command in a terminal window.
#    python3 covidreport.py
#
# Author: David Radcliffe ([email protected])
# License: Public domain
# Date: 17 March 2020

from datetime import datetime
import json
import requests


base_url = 'https://covid19.mathdro.id/api/'


def fetch(route=''):
    return requests.get(f'https://covid19.mathdro.id/api{route}').json()


def get_world():
    data = fetch()
    return {
        'confirmed':  data['confirmed']['value'],
        'recovered':  data['recovered']['value'],
        'deaths':     data['deaths']['value'],
        'lastUpdate': data['lastUpdate'],
    }


def get_country(country='USA'):
    data = fetch(f'/countries/{country}')
    return {
        'confirmed':  data['confirmed']['value'],
        'recovered':  data['recovered']['value'],
        'deaths':     data['deaths']['value'],
        'lastUpdate': data['lastUpdate'],
    }


def get_state(state='Minnesota'):
    data = fetch('/countries/USA/confirmed')
    for row in data:
        if row['provinceState'] == state:
            return {
                'confirmed':  row['confirmed'],
                'recovered':  row['recovered'],
                'deaths':     row['deaths'],
                'active':     row['active'],
                'lastUpdate': datetime.fromtimestamp(row['lastUpdate']//1000).isoformat() + '.000Z',
            }
    return {}


def get_all_data():
    return {
        'World': get_world(),
        'USA': get_country('USA'),
        'Minnesota': get_state(),
    }


def detail(region, d):
    region = region.ljust(20)
    confirmed = str(d['confirmed']).rjust(10)
    recovered = str(d['recovered']).rjust(10)
    deaths = str(d['deaths']).rjust(10)
    return f"  {region}: {confirmed} confirmed, {recovered} recovered," \
           f" {deaths} deaths."


if __name__ == '__main__':
    data = get_all_data()
    today = datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
    report = [
        f"Coronavirus report for {today}:",
        detail('World', data['World']),
        detail('USA', data['USA']),
        detail('Minnesota', data['Minnesota'])
    ]
    print(*report, sep='\n')