Python code for a Tindie order tracker built with an Adafruit PyPortal

pyportal_tindie_order_tracker.py

import time
import board
from adafruit_pyportal import PyPortal

# Get wifi details and more from a secrets.py file
try:
    from secrets import secrets
except ImportError:
    print("WiFi secrets are kept in secrets.py, please add them there!")
    raise

tindie_username = secrets['tindie_username']
tindie_api_key = secrets['tindie_api_key']

# Set up where we'll be fetching data from
DATA_SOURCE = "https://www.tindie.com/api/v1/order/?format=json&username=" + \
    tindie_username + "&api_key=" + tindie_api_key + "&limit=1"
DATA_LOCATION = ["meta", "total_count"]

# the current working directory (where this file is)
cwd = ("/" + __file__).rsplit('/', 1)[0]

# Initialize the pyportal object and let us know what data to fetch and where
# to display it
pyportal = PyPortal(url=DATA_SOURCE,
                    json_path=DATA_LOCATION,
                    status_neopixel=board.NEOPIXEL,
                    default_bg=cwd + "/egl_background.bmp",
                    text_font=cwd + "/fonts/Collegiate-50.bdf",
                    text_position=(165, 140),
                    text_color=0xFFFFFF,
                    caption_text="https://evilgeniuslabs.org",
                    caption_font=cwd + "/fonts/Collegiate-24.bdf",
                    caption_position=(50, 200),
                    caption_color=0xFFFFFF,)

# track the last value so we can play a sound when it updates
last_value = 0

while True:
    try:
        value = pyportal.fetch()
        print("Response is", value)
        if last_value < value:  # ooh it went up!
            print("New Order!")
            pyportal.play_file(cwd + "/coin.wav")  # uncomment make a noise!
        last_value = value
    except (ValueError, RuntimeError) as e:
        print("Some error occured, retrying! -", e)

    time.sleep(60)  # wait a minute before getting again