WeatherCLI

A simple command-line tool for fetching and displaying weather information for any city. Also includes a minimalistic GUI for user's with a preference.

Table of Contents

• Description

• Installation

• Usage

• API Key

• Requirements

• Contributing

• License

• Acknowledgements

Description

WeatherCLI is a Python script designed to interact with the OpenWeatherMap API to retrieve current weather conditions for any given city. This tool is perfect for those who prefer command-line interfaces or want to integrate weather data into their scripts or applications.

Installation

1. Clone the Repository:

   git clone git@github.com:dotne1/WeatherCLI.git
   
   cd WeatherCLI
   

2. Install Dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
   

Usage

1. Set your OpenWeatherMap API key as an environment variable:

   export OPENWEATHER_API_KEY="your_api_key_here"
   

2. Run the script:

   python WeatherCLI.py <city_name>
   

3. OR for GUI Feature:

   python WeatherGUI.py
   

API Key

1. OpenWeatherMap API Key: You need to sign up for an API key from OpenWeatherMap. Ensure you keep your API key secure and do not commit it to your repository.

Requirements

1. Python 3.6+
2. requests library

Contributing

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature/awesome-feature).
3. Make your changes
4. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some awesome feature').
5. Push to branch (git push origin feature/awesome-feature).
6. Create a Pull Request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Acknowledgements

1. OpenWeatherMap for providing the weather data API.
2. Python Requests Library for making HTTP requests easy.