Commodore C64 Style Dashboard

c64.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# Download c64 Font : https://www.ffonts.net/Pet-Me-64.font
# Install Efa : https://simonjenny.dev/efa
# STATION="Allschwil, zum Sporn" python c64.py 

import time, os, pygame, subprocess

from datetime import datetime

STATION = os.getenv('STATION', 'Basel, Marktplatz')
FOREGROUND = (62,50,162)#(64, 50, 133)
BACKGROUND = (124,113,218)#(120, 106, 189)

pygame.init()
pygame.mouse.set_visible(False)

X = 800
Y = 480
C = 0
size = (X, Y)
display_surface = pygame.display.set_mode(size)

def alter():
    while True:
        yield FOREGROUND
        yield BACKGROUND

alt = alter()

def printLine(display, fontsize, text, position):
    font     = pygame.font.Font("PetMe64.ttf",fontsize)
    line     = font.render(text, True, BACKGROUND, FOREGROUND)
    lineRect = line.get_rect()
    lineRect.center = position
    display.blit(line, lineRect)

p = subprocess.Popen("efa --notfancy -s %s 2>&1 | head -n 5" % STATION, shell=True, \
                     stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0]

while True:
    R = 60

    display_surface.fill(BACKGROUND)
    display_surface.fill(FOREGROUND, pygame.Rect(40,40,720,400))

    C=C+1
    if(C == 60):
        p = subprocess.Popen("efa --notfancy -s %s 2>&1 | head -n 5" % STATION, shell=True, \
                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0]
        C = 0

    printLine(display_surface, 15, "**** COMMODORE 64 BASIC V2 ****", (X // 2, R))
    R += 20
    printLine(display_surface, 15, "64K RAM SYSTEM  38911 BASIC BYTES FREE", (X // 2, R))

    printLine(display_surface, 60, datetime.now().strftime('%H:%M'), ( X // 2 , 320 ))

    R += 20
    for line in p.split("\n"):
        R += 22
        printLine(display_surface, 18, line.replace('ü','ue').replace('ä','ae').replace('ö','oe'), (X // 2, R))

    R += 160
    printLine(display_surface, 15, "READY.", (85, R))
    R += 10
    display_surface.fill(alt.next(), pygame.Rect(41,R,10,20))

    for event in pygame.event.get() :
        if event.type == pygame.QUIT :
            pygame.quit()
            quit()

    pygame.display.update()
    time.sleep(1)