Tea Counter using UbiDots

tea.py

from ubidots import ApiClient
import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
import time

GPIO.setmode(GPIO.BCM)
GPIO.setup(7, GPIO.IN)

try:
    api = ApiClient("d655b3fd31aa3267687ae30039ed00fec16a072e")
    people = api.get_variable("53d82d7676254232ac805991")
except:
    print "Couldn't connect to the API, check your Internet connection"

counter = 0
peoplev = 0

while(1):
    presence = GPIO.input(7)
    if(presence):
        peoplecount += 1
        presence = 0
        time.sleep(1.5)
    time.sleep(1)
    counter += 1
    if(counter == 10):
        print peoplecount
        people.save_value({'value': peoplecount})
        counter = 0
        peoplev = 0