Magic Mirror weather implementation using Google Cloud Speech API

mirror_cloudapi.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import threading
import requests
import time

import aiy.audio
import aiy.cloudspeech
import aiy.voicehat

threads = []

def show_weather():
    #aiy.audio.say('The weather today')
    r = requests.get('http://127.0.0.1:8080/remote?action=SHOW&module=module_2_currentweather')
    r = requests.get('http://127.0.0.1:8080/remote?action=SHOW&module=module_3_weatherforecast')
    task = threading.Thread(target=hide_weather)
    threads.append(task)
    task.start()

def play_tinkle():
    aiy.audio.play_wave("/home/pi/tinkle.wav")

def hide_weather():
    time.sleep(5)
    r = requests.get('http://127.0.0.1:8080/remote?action=HIDE&module=module_2_currentweather')
    r = requests.get('http://127.0.0.1:8080/remote?action=HIDE&module=module_3_weatherforecast')

def main():
    r = requests.get('http://127.0.0.1:8080/remote?action=HIDE&module=module_0_clock')
    r = requests.get('http://127.0.0.1:8080/remote?action=HIDE&module=module_1_MMM-Remote-Control')
    r = requests.get('http://127.0.0.1:8080/remote?action=HIDE&module=module_2_currentweather')
    r = requests.get('http://127.0.0.1:8080/remote?action=HIDE&module=module_3_weatherforecast')

    recognizer = aiy.cloudspeech.get_recognizer()
    recognizer.expect_hotword(['Magic Mirror on the wall'])  
    recognizer.expect_phrase('show me the weather')
    recognizer.expect_phrase('who is the fairest of them all?')
    aiy.audio.get_recorder().start()

    while True:
        print('Listening...waiting for hotword.')
        text = recognizer.recognize()
        print('Got hotword.')
        task = threading.Thread(target=play_tinkle)
        threads.append(task)
        task.start()
        if text is None:
            print('Sorry, I did not hear you.')
        else:
            print('You said "', text, '"')
            if 'weather' in text:
                show_weather()
            if 'fairest' in text:
                aiy.audio.say('Over the seven jewelled hills, beyond the seventh fall, in the cottage of the seven dwarfs, dwells Snow White, fairest one of all.')

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()