is the ac running based on if the temperature is rising or falling

is_the_ac_running.py

import homeassistant.remote as remote
import time
import math
import sys

def updateState(previous,current):
	settings = {"device_class": "cold",  "friendly_name": "Is the AC Running"}
	if previous.state != current.state and math.fabs(float(previous.state)-float(current.state)) > .2: #if the absolute value delta is between 0 and 0.2 then we don't want to update the state to prevent false positives
		if previous.state > current.state: #air temp is falling
			print(":: ",current.state,"AC is running")
			remote.set_state(api, 'binary_sensor.ac_boolean', new_state=True, attributes=settings) #call API to update the state of the sensor
		else : #air temp is rising
			print(":: ",current.state,"AC is not running")
			remote.set_state(api, 'binary_sensor.ac_boolean', new_state=False, attributes=settings) #call API to update the state of the sensor
	else:
		print(":: No update needed")


#setup
api = remote.API('127.0.0.1', 'super_secret_password') #set up HASS API handle
print(":: ",remote.validate_api(api)) #make sure it works
cold_ac_air_previous = remote.get_state(api, 'sensor.cold_ac_air') #get an initial reading
print(":: Initial reading:",cold_ac_air_previous.state) #print it out


if len(sys.argv) > 1: #check for user input, and if so, call the function for the first run
	print(":: Got user input for previous:",sys.argv[1])
	cold_ac_air = remote.get_state(api, 'sensor.cold_ac_air') #because it's easier to just call the API again for this variable
	cold_ac_air_previous.state = sys.argv[1] #grab user input and name it something relevant
	updateState(cold_ac_air_previous,cold_ac_air) #call deciding funciton to update AC state
	cold_ac_air_previous = cold_ac_air #update that variable!

time.sleep(30) #wait 30 seconds to run the loop after gathering the first data point or updating based on user input


while True: #loop forever
	cold_ac_air = remote.get_state(api, 'sensor.cold_ac_air') #get that data!
	updateState(cold_ac_air_previous,cold_ac_air) #call deciding funciton to update AC state
	cold_ac_air_previous = cold_ac_air #update that variable!
	time.sleep(30) #wait 30 seconds and loop