OBS Python script: Query live viewer count and write to text file

viewer_count.py

# Writes viewer_count.txt to script path every 60 seconds for use with text source.
#
# Install pyTwitchAPI first:
# https://github.com/Teekeks/pyTwitchAPI
# pip3.6 install twitchAPI

import obspython
import os
from datetime import datetime
from twitchAPI.twitch import Twitch

CHANNEL = "CHANNEL_NAME"
twitch = Twitch('CLIENT_ID','CLIENT_SECRET')

twitch.authenticate_app([])
txt_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)),"viewer_count.txt")

def count_viewers():

    time_now = datetime.now().strftime("%H:%M:%S")

    if obspython.obs_frontend_streaming_active():
        try:
            viewer_count = twitch.get_streams(user_login=CHANNEL)["data"][0]["viewer_count"]
            print(f"[{time_now}] {viewer_count} viewers.")
            with open(txt_path,"w") as stream_info:
                stream_info.write(str(viewer_count))

        # If no data is returned, assume stream is offline.
        except IndexError:
            print(f"[{time_now}] Stream offline.")
            with open(txt_path,"w") as stream_info:
                stream_info.write("---")

    else:
        print(f"[{time_now}] Not streaming.")
        with open(txt_path,"w") as stream_info:
            stream_info.write("---")

def script_unload():
    with open(txt_path,"w") as stream_info:
        stream_info.write("")

count_viewers()
obspython.timer_add(count_viewers,60000)