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+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+
+# Adapted script from Adafruit
+# Weather forecast for Raspberry Pi w/Adafruit Mini Thermal Printer.
+# Retrieves data from DarkSky.net's API, prints current conditions and
+# forecasts for next two days.
+# weather example using nice bitmaps.
+# Written by Adafruit Industries.  MIT license.
+# 
+# Required software includes Adafruit_Thermal and PySerial libraries.
+# Other libraries used are part of stock Python install.
+# 
+# Resources:
+# http://www.adafruit.com/products/597 Mini Thermal Receipt Printer
+# http://www.adafruit.com/products/600 Printer starter pack
+
+# Icons taken from http://adamwhitcroft.com/climacons/
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+from datetime import date
+from datetime import datetime
+import calendar
+import urllib, json
+import time
+
+from escpos.printer import Usb
+
+# Adapt to your needs
+printer = Usb(0x0416, 0x5011, profile="POS-5890")
+
+API_KEY = "YOUR API KEY"
+
+LAT = "22.345490" # Your Location
+LONG = "114.189945" # Your Location
+
+def forecast_icon(idx):
+    icon = data['daily']['data'][idx]['icon']
+    if 'clear-day' in icon:
+        image = 'clear-day.png'
+    elif 'clear-night' in icon:
+        image = 'clear-night.png'
+    elif 'partly-cloudy-day' in icon:
+        image = 'partly-cloudy-day.png'
+    elif 'partly-cloudy-night' in icon:
+        image = 'partly-cloudy-night.png'
+    elif 'rain' in icon:
+        image = 'rain.png'
+    elif 'snow' in icon:
+        image = 'snow.png'      
+    elif 'sleet' in icon:
+        image = 'sleet.png'    
+    elif 'wind' in icon:
+        image = 'wind.png'
+    elif 'fog' in icon:
+        image = 'fog.png'        
+    elif 'cloudy' in icon:
+        image = 'cloudy.png'
+    else:
+        image = 'clear-day.png'
+    return image
+
+# Dumps one forecast line to the printer
+def forecast(idx):
+
+    date = datetime.fromtimestamp(int(data['daily']['data'][idx]['time']))
+
+    day     = calendar.day_name[date.weekday()]
+    lo      = data['daily']['data'][idx]['temperatureMin']
+    hi      = data['daily']['data'][idx]['temperatureMax']
+    cond    = data['daily']['data'][idx]['summary']
+    print(date)
+    print(day)
+    print(lo)
+    print(hi)
+    print(cond)   
+    time.sleep(1) 
+    printer.set(font='a', height=2, align='left', bold=False, double_height=False)
+    printer.text(day + ' \n ')
+    time.sleep(5) # Sleep to prevent printer buffer overflow
+    printer.text('\n')
+    printer.image(forecast_icon(idx), high_density_vertical=False, high_density_horizontal=False, impl=u'bitImageRaster', fragment_height=960)
+    printer.text('low ' + str(lo) )    
+    printer.text(deg)
+    printer.text('\n') 
+    printer.text(' high ' + str(hi))
+    printer.text(deg)
+    printer.text('\n') 
+    printer.text(cond.replace(u'\u2013', '-').encode('utf-8')) # take care of pesky unicode dash
+    printer.text('\n \n') 
+
+def icon():
+    icon = data['currently']['icon']
+    if 'clear-day' in icon:
+        image = 'clear-day.png'
+    elif 'clear-night' in icon:
+        image = 'clear-night.png'
+    elif 'partly-cloudy-day' in icon:
+        image = 'partly-cloudy-day.png'
+    elif 'partly-cloudy-night' in icon:
+        image = 'partly-cloudy-night.png'
+    elif 'rain' in icon:
+        image = 'rain.png'
+    elif 'snow' in icon:
+        image = 'snow.png'      
+    elif 'sleet' in icon:
+        image = 'sleet.png'    
+    elif 'wind' in icon:
+        image = 'wind.png'
+    elif 'fog' in icon:
+        image = 'fog.png'        
+    elif 'cloudy' in icon:
+        image = 'cloudy.png'
+    else:
+        image = 'clear-day.png'
+    return image
+
+
+deg     = ' C' # Degree symbol on thermal printer
+
+url = "https://api.darksky.net/forecast/"+API_KEY+"/"+LAT+","+LONG+"?exclude=[alerts,minutely,hourly,flags]&units=si" # if you want Fahrenheit change units= to 'us'
+response = urllib.urlopen(url)
+data = json.loads(response.read())
+
+printer.print_and_feed(n=1)
+printer.control("LF")
+printer.set(font='a', height=2, align='center', bold=True, double_height=True)
+printer.text("Weather Forecast")
+printer.text("\n")
+printer.set(align='center')
+    
+
+# Print current conditions
+printer.set(font='a', height=2, align='center', bold=True, double_height=False)
+
+printer.text('Current conditions: \n')
+
+printer.image(icon())
+printer.text("\n")
+
+
+printer.set(font='a', height=2, align='left', bold=False, double_height=False)
+temp = data['currently']['temperature']
+cond = data['currently']['summary']
+printer.text(temp)
+printer.text(' ')
+printer.text(deg)
+printer.text(' ')
+printer.text('\n')
+printer.text('Sky: ' + cond)
+printer.text('\n')
+
+printer.text('\n')
+
+# Print forecast
+printer.set(font='a', height=2, align='center', bold=True, double_height=False)
+printer.text('Forecast: \n')
+#printer.boldOff()
+forecast(0)
+forecast(1)
+printer.cut
+printer.control("LF")