import schedule import time import datetime import pifacedigitalio as p def timestamp(): return datetime.datetime.now() def turn_on(): """ Turn on the christmas tree """ print("{} ON".format(timestamp())) p.digital_write(0, 1) def turn_off(): """ Turn off the christmas tree """ print("{} OFF".format(timestamp())) p.digital_write(0, 0) def check_connectivity(): """ Flick the switch """ for i in range(10): turn_on() time.sleep(.3) turn_off() time.sleep(.3) if __name__ == "__main__": # Connect to PiFace p.init() # Check connectivity check_connectivity() # Set up the schedule schedule.every().day.at("17:00").do(turn_on) schedule.every().day.at("23:59").do(turn_off) # Run the event loop while(True): schedule.run_pending() time.sleep(1)