Say election results

election_results.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
import time
import json
import urllib2
import subprocess


def check_results():
    page = urllib2.urlopen('http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/results/president/big-board.json')
    data = json.loads(page.read())
    new_results = (str(data['tally']['dem_electoral_won']), str(data['tally']['gop_electoral_won']))
    print "Latest data: {0}".format(new_results)
    if new_results != RESULTS:
        subprocess.call(['say', 'Obama', new_results[0]])
        time.sleep(0.5)
        subprocess.call(['say', 'Romney', new_results[1]])
    return new_results


if __name__ == '__main__':
    RESULTS = ('', '')
    while True:
        RESULTS = check_results()
        # wait 1 minute
        time.sleep(60)