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| 1 | +# 🌦️ Weather Widget (PyQt6) |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +A lightweight **desktop weather widget for Windows** built with **Python + PyQt6**. |
| 4 | +It displays real-time weather for your city and sits neatly on your desktop like a native widget. |
| 5 | + |
| 6 | +The widget automatically detects your location on first launch and updates the weather every 10 minutes. |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +--- |
| 9 | + |
| 10 | +## ✨ Features |
| 11 | + |
| 12 | +• 🌍 Auto detect location on first launch |
| 13 | +• 🌡️ Real-time weather updates |
| 14 | +• 🔄 Automatic refresh every 10 minutes |
| 15 | +• ☀️ Weather condition icons |
| 16 | +• 🎨 Temperature color indicators |
| 17 | +• 📌 Draggable floating desktop widget |
| 18 | +• 🖥️ Always-on-top frameless UI |
| 19 | +• ⚙️ System tray integration |
| 20 | +• 🚀 Optional **Start with Windows** toggle |
| 21 | +• 📍 Manual city selection |
| 22 | +• 🔔 Weather update notifications |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +--- |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +## ⬇️ Download |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +You can download the latest installer here: |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +[](https://github.com/TutorialsAndroid/weather-widget/releases/latest) |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +After downloading: |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +1. Run the installer |
| 35 | +2. Launch **Weather Widget** |
| 36 | +3. The widget will appear on your desktop |
| 37 | + |
| 38 | +--- |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +## 🖥️ How It Works |
| 41 | + |
| 42 | +The widget: |
| 43 | + |
| 44 | +1. Detects your location using IP geolocation |
| 45 | +2. Fetches weather data from a **secure serverless API** |
| 46 | +3. Displays temperature, description, and weather icon |
| 47 | +4. Saves your city and widget position locally |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +Your settings are stored in: |
| 50 | + |
| 51 | +``` |
| 52 | +
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| 53 | +LOCALAPPDATA/WeatherWidget/config.json |
| 54 | +
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| 55 | +``` |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +--- |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +## 📦 Requirements |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +If running from source: |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +``` |
| 64 | +
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| 65 | +Python 3.9+ |
| 66 | +PyQt6 |
| 67 | +requests |
| 68 | +
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| 69 | +```` |
| 70 | +
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| 71 | +Install dependencies: |
| 72 | +
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| 73 | +```bash |
| 74 | +pip install PyQt6 requests |
| 75 | +```` |
| 76 | +
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| 77 | +--- |
| 78 | +
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| 79 | +## ▶️ Run From Source |
| 80 | +
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| 81 | +Clone the repository: |
| 82 | +
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| 83 | +```bash |
| 84 | +git clone https://github.com/TutorialsAndroid/weather-widget.git |
| 85 | +cd weather-widget |
| 86 | +``` |
| 87 | + |
| 88 | +Run: |
| 89 | + |
| 90 | +```bash |
| 91 | +python weather-widget.py |
| 92 | +``` |
| 93 | + |
| 94 | +Main application file: |
| 95 | + |
| 96 | +``` |
| 97 | +weather-widget.py |
| 98 | +``` |
| 99 | + |
| 100 | +Source code: |
| 101 | + |
| 102 | +--- |
| 103 | + |
| 104 | +## 🏗 Build EXE |
| 105 | + |
| 106 | +Install PyInstaller: |
| 107 | + |
| 108 | +```bash |
| 109 | +pip install pyinstaller |
| 110 | +``` |
| 111 | + |
| 112 | +Build executable: |
| 113 | + |
| 114 | +```bash |
| 115 | +pyinstaller --noconfirm --onefile --windowed --icon=weather.ico weather-widget.py |
| 116 | +``` |
| 117 | + |
| 118 | +The executable will appear in: |
| 119 | + |
| 120 | +``` |
| 121 | +dist/weather-widget.exe |
| 122 | +``` |
| 123 | + |
| 124 | +--- |
| 125 | + |
| 126 | +## 📦 Build Installer (Inno Setup) |
| 127 | + |
| 128 | +Example script: |
| 129 | + |
| 130 | +```ini |
| 131 | +[Setup] |
| 132 | +AppName=Weather Widget |
| 133 | +AppVersion=1.0 |
| 134 | +DefaultDirName={pf}\WeatherWidget |
| 135 | +DefaultGroupName=WeatherWidget |
| 136 | +OutputDir=. |
| 137 | +OutputBaseFilename=WeatherWidgetInstaller |
| 138 | + |
| 139 | +[Files] |
| 140 | +Source: "dist\weather-widget.exe"; DestDir: "{app}" |
| 141 | + |
| 142 | +[Icons] |
| 143 | +Name: "{group}\Weather Widget"; Filename: "{app}\weather-widget.exe" |
| 144 | +``` |
| 145 | + |
| 146 | +Compile with **Inno Setup Compiler**. |
| 147 | + |
| 148 | +--- |
| 149 | + |
| 150 | +## ⚙️ System Tray Menu |
| 151 | + |
| 152 | +Right-click or click the **⋮ menu** to access: |
| 153 | + |
| 154 | +``` |
| 155 | +Refresh |
| 156 | +Auto Detect Location |
| 157 | +Change City |
| 158 | +Start with Windows |
| 159 | +Exit |
| 160 | +``` |
| 161 | + |
| 162 | +--- |
| 163 | + |
| 164 | +## 🔒 Security |
| 165 | + |
| 166 | +The OpenWeather API key is **not included in this repository**. |
| 167 | + |
| 168 | +Weather requests are proxied through a **serverless API** to prevent key exposure. |
| 169 | + |
| 170 | +--- |
| 171 | + |
| 172 | +## 📜 License |
| 173 | + |
| 174 | +MIT License |
| 175 | + |
| 176 | +--- |
| 177 | + |
| 178 | +## 👨💻 Author (Akshay - TutorialsAndroid) |
| 179 | + |
| 180 | +Built with ❤️ using **Python + PyQt6** |
| 181 | + |
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