Scheduling System from Ian's Blinds project.

blinds.py

from json import loads
from datetime import datetime
from time import sleep

def operate_blinds(opened=False):
    # operate the blinds
    # write your blind operation code here
    print(f"Blinds state: {opened}")

if __name__=="__main__":
    while True:
        # gets the data from the json file.
        # This can be moved above the loop
        # to make it access from memory instead
        # of from the file every 10 seconds
        data = {}
        with open("schedule.json") as f:
            data = loads(f.read())
        
        weekday = datetime.now.weekday()

        # this gets the data for the specified weekday integer
        # from the data.
        schedule = data[str(weekday)]

        # the 'open' and 'close' fields in the JSON
        # are both lists so you can specify multiple times to open and close
        # them.

        for item in schedule.get('open'):
            if datetime.now.hour is item.get('hour') and  datetime.now.minute is item.get('minute'):
                operate_blinds(opened=True)

        for item in schedule.get('close'):
            if datetime.now.hour is item.get('hour') and  datetime.now.minute is item.get('minute'):
                operate_blinds(opened=False)

        # you don't need this running that fast
        # waits 10 seconds
        sleep(10)

schedule.json

{
    "0":{
        "open":[
            {"hour":"", "minute":""}
        ],
        "close": [
            {"hour":"", "minute":""}
        ]
    },
    "1":{
        "open":[
            {"hour":"", "minute":""}
        ],
        "close": [
            {"hour":"", "minute":""}
        ]
    },
    "2":{
        "open":[
            {"hour":"", "minute":""}
        ],
        "close": [
            {"hour":"", "minute":""}
        ]
    },
    "3":{
        "open":[
            {"hour":"", "minute":""}
        ],
        "close": [
            {"hour":"", "minute":""}
        ]
    },
    "4":{
        "open":[
            {"hour":"", "minute":""}
        ],
        "close": [
            {"hour":"", "minute":""}
        ]
    },
    "5":{
        "open":[
            {"hour":"", "minute":""}
        ],
        "close": [
            {"hour":"", "minute":""}
        ]
    },
    "6":{
        "open":[
            {"hour":"", "minute":""}
        ],
        "close": [
            {"hour":"", "minute":""}
        ]
    }
}