Turn off BOINC if it's hot outside

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My new computer uses ~100 W running BOINC at full tilt.
This script checks the weather temperature and turns on BOINC only when it's cold outside.

When I get a USB thermometer I intend to regulate based on indoor temperature, instead.

Also would be good to throttle BOINC rather than turn it fully on or off.

boinc_temp.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import subprocess
import re

weather = subprocess.check_output(['inxi', '-w'])
temp = int(re.search('\((\D?\d+) C\)', weather).groups()[0])
if temp > 15:
    subprocess.call(['systemctl', 'stop', 'boinc-client'])
else:
    subprocess.call(['systemctl', 'start', 'boinc-client'])