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World Clock

Clock showing GMT time and Gray Line.

World Clock Screen Shot

Installation under Linux:

  1. Uses python3 and pyqt
  2. Clone gitub wclock, libs and data repositories
  3. Install packages needed for wclock:
    • cd ~/Python/wclock
    • pip3 install -r requirements.txt
  4. Make sure its executable:
    • chmod +x wclock.py
  5. Set PYTHON PATH so os can find libraries:
    • Under tcsh: setenv PYTHONPATH $HOME/Python/libs
    • Under bash: export PYTHONPATH="$HOME/Python/libs"
  6. Bombs away:
    • ./wclock.py

Installation under Mini-conda:

  1. Good video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23aQdrS58e0&t=552s

  2. Point browser to https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html

  3. Download and install latest & greatest Mini-conda for your particular OS:

    • I used the bash installer for linux

    • As of July 2023: Conda 23.5.2 Python 3.11.3 released July 13, 2023

    • cd ~/Downloads

    • bash Miniconda3-latest-Linux-x86_64.sh

    • Follow the prompts

    • If you'd prefer that conda's base environment not be activated on startup, set the auto_activate_base parameter to false:

      conda config --set auto_activate_base false

    • To get it to work under tcsh:

      • bash
      • conda init tcsh
      • This creates ~/.tcshrc - move its contents to .cshrc if need be
      • relaunch tcsh and all should be fine!
      • Test with:
        • conda list
  4. Create a working enviroment for ham radio stuff:

    • Check which python version we have:

      • conda list
    • conda create --name aa2il python=3.11

    • To activate this environment, use:

      • conda activate aa2il
    • To deactivate an active environment, use:

      • conda deactivate
    • conda env list

    • conda activate aa2il

  5. Clone gitub wclock, libs and data repositories:

  6. Install packages needed by wclock:

    • conda activate aa2il
    • cd ~/Python/wclock
    • pip3 install -r requirements.txt
  7. Set PYTHON PATH so os can find libraries:

    • Under tcsh: setenv PYTHONPATH $HOME/Python/libs
    • Under bash: export PYTHONPATH="$HOME/Python/libs"
  8. To run wclock, we need to specify python interpreter so it doesn't run in the default system environment:

    • cd ~/Python/wclock
    • conda activate aa2il
    • python wclock.py
  9. Known issues using this (as of July 2023):

    • None

Installation for Windoz:

  1. Best bet is to use mini-conda and follow the instructions above.
  2. There is an older compiled binary/installer listed on the right panel of this screen. If you want/need a more recent binary, email me or follow the steps in windoz.bat to build it from the source.