Shakeup examples and fix README links.

Author: Gadgetoid

README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ![Blinkt!](blinkt-logo.png)
 
-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.com/pimoroni/blinkt.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.com/pimoroni/blinkt)
+[![Build Status](https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/pimoroni/blinkt/test.yml?branch=main)](https://github.com/pimoroni/blinkt/actions/workflows/test.yml)
 [![Coverage Status](https://coveralls.io/repos/github/pimoroni/blinkt/badge.svg?branch=master)](https://coveralls.io/github/pimoroni/blinkt?branch=master)
 [![PyPi Package](https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/blinkt.svg)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/blinkt)
 [![Python Versions](https://img.shields.io/pypi/pyversions/blinkt.svg)](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/blinkt)

examples/1d_tetris.py

@@ -90,5 +90,5 @@ def main():
         update()
 
 
-if __name__ == '__main__':
+if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()

examples/anvil-colour-control.py renamed to examples/anvil_colour_control.py

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 
 @anvil.server.callable
 def set_color(color_string):
-    print("Setting LEDs to {}".format(color_string))
+    print(f"Setting LEDs to {color_string}")
     c = Color(color_string)
     blinkt.set_all(c.red * 255, c.green * 255, c.blue * 255, 1.0)
     blinkt.show()
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def clear():
 
 
 # Display the URL where you can control the Blinkt LEDS
-print("Control your Blinkt LEDs at {}".format(app.origin))
+print(f"Control your Blinkt LEDs at {app.origin}")
 print("Press Ctrl-C to exit")
 
 # Keep the script running until the user exits with Ctrl-C

examples/binary_clock.py

@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@
 MODE_HOUR = 0
 MODE_MIN = 1
 MODE_SEC = 2
-MODE_NAMES = {MODE_HOUR: 'Hour mode',
-              MODE_MIN: 'Minute mode',
-              MODE_SEC: 'Seconds mode'}
+MODE_NAMES = {MODE_HOUR: "Hour mode", MODE_MIN: "Minute mode", MODE_SEC: "Seconds mode"}
 
 time_to_stay_in_mode = 3
 time_in_mode = 0
@@ -62,11 +60,7 @@
             blinkt.set_pixel(7 - x, r, g, b)
 
     blinkt.show()
-    print('{h:2d}:{m:02d}:{s:02d}; mode: {mode}; time in mode: {tim}'.format(h=h,
-                                                                             m=m,
-                                                                             s=s,
-                                                                             mode=MODE_NAMES[mode],
-                                                                             tim=time_in_mode))
+    print(f"{h:2d}:{m:02d}:{s:02d}; mode: {MODE_NAMES[mode]}; time in mode: {time_in_mode}")
 
     time_in_mode += 1
     if time_in_mode == time_to_stay_in_mode:

examples/binary_clock_meld.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import blinkt
 
-print('Hour = Red, Minute = Green, Second = Blue')
+print("Hour = Red, Minute = Green, Second = Blue")
 
 blinkt.set_clear_on_exit()
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     t = localtime()
     h, m, s = t.tm_hour, t.tm_min, t.tm_sec
 
-    print('{h:2d}:{m:02d}:{s:02d}'.format(h=h, m=m, s=s))
+    print(f"{h:2d}:{m:02d}:{s:02d}")
 
     blinkt.clear()
 

examples/blinkt_thermo.py

@@ -3,40 +3,35 @@
 # Data from OpenWeatherMap
 # show_graph function adapted from cpu_temp.py
 
-from sys import exit
 from time import sleep
 
 try:
     import requests
 except ImportError:
-    exit('This script requires the requests module\nInstall with: sudo pip install requests')
+    raise ImportError("This script requires the requests module\nInstall with: python3 -m pip install requests")
 
 import blinkt
 
 # Grab your API key here: http://openweathermap.org
 # List of city ID city.list.json.gz can be downloaded here http://bulk.openweathermap.org/sample/
-API_KEY = ''
-CITY_ID = ''
+API_KEY = ""
+CITY_ID = ""
 
-url = 'http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather'
+url = "http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather"
 
 temp = 0
 
 
 def update_weather():
     global temp
-    payload = {
-        'id': CITY_ID,
-        'units': 'metric',
-        'appid': API_KEY
-    }
+    payload = {"id": CITY_ID, "units": "metric", "appid": API_KEY}
     try:
         r = requests.get(url=url, params=payload)
-        temp = r.json().get('main').get('temp')
-        print('Temperture = ' + str(temp) + ' C')
+        temp = r.json().get("main").get("temp")
+        print("Temperture = " + str(temp) + " C")
 
     except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError:
-        print('Connection Error')
+        print("Connection Error")
 
 
 def show_graph(v, r, g, b):
@@ -54,7 +49,7 @@ def show_graph(v, r, g, b):
 def draw_thermo(temp):
     v = temp
     v /= 40
-    v += (1 / 8)
+    v += 1 / 8
     show_graph(v, 255, 0, 0)
 
 

examples/candle.py

@@ -2,12 +2,11 @@
 
 import colorsys
 import time
-from sys import exit
 
 try:
     import numpy as np
 except ImportError:
-    exit('This script requires the numpy module\nInstall with: python3 -m pip install numpy')
+    raise ImportError("This script requires the numpy module\nInstall with: python3 -m pip install numpy")
 
 import blinkt
 

examples/cheerlights.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 try:
     import requests
 except ImportError:
-    exit('This script requires the requests module\nInstall with: sudo pip install requests')
+    exit("This script requires the requests module\nInstall with: python3 -m pip install requests")
 
 import blinkt
 
@@ -14,20 +14,20 @@
 
 def hex_to_rgb(col_hex):
     """Convert a hex colour to an RGB tuple."""
-    col_hex = col_hex.lstrip('#')
+    col_hex = col_hex.lstrip("#")
     return bytearray.fromhex(col_hex)
 
 
 while True:
-    r = requests.get('http://api.thingspeak.com/channels/1417/field/2/last.json', timeout=2)
+    r = requests.get("http://api.thingspeak.com/channels/1417/field/2/last.json", timeout=2)
     json = r.json()
 
-    if 'field2' not in json:
-        print('Error {status}: {error}'.format(status=json['status'], error=json['error']))
+    if "field2" not in json:
+        print(f"Error {json['status']}: {json['error']}")
         time.sleep(5)
         continue
 
-    r, g, b = hex_to_rgb(json['field2'])
+    r, g, b = hex_to_rgb(json["field2"])
 
     for i in range(blinkt.NUM_PIXELS):
         blinkt.set_pixel(i, r, g, b)

examples/cpu_load.py

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 import time
-from sys import exit
 
 try:
     import psutil
 except ImportError:
-    exit('This script requires the psutil module\nInstall with: sudo apt install python3-psutil')
+    raise ImportError("This script requires the psutil module\nInstall with: sudo apt install python3-psutil")
 
 import blinkt
 

examples/cpu_temp.py

@@ -9,11 +9,11 @@
 
 
 def get_cpu_temperature():
-    process = Popen(['vcgencmd', 'measure_temp'], stdout=PIPE)
+    process = Popen(["vcgencmd", "measure_temp"], stdout=PIPE)
     output, _error = process.communicate()
     output = output.decode()
 
-    pos_start = output.index('=') + 1
+    pos_start = output.index("=") + 1
     pos_end = output.rindex("'")
 
     temp = float(output[pos_start:pos_end])