A Python script to send values from an Adafruit DHT22 to an Azure Cosmos DB database

readings.py

import Adafruit_DHT
import azure.cosmos.cosmos_client as cosmos_client
import time

def reading():

    config = {
        'ENDPOINT': 'https://bim42db.documents.azure.com:443/',
        'PRIMARYKEY': my Azure Cosmos DB Key',
        'DATABASE': 'bim42db',
        'CONTAINER': 'bmsPiCollection'
    }

    # Initialize the Cosmos client
    client = cosmos_client.CosmosClient(url_connection=config['ENDPOINT'], auth={
                                        'masterKey': config['PRIMARYKEY']})
    
    database_link = 'dbs/' + config['DATABASE']
    collection_link = database_link + '/colls/{0}'.format(config['CONTAINER'])

    # Sensor should be set to Adafruit_DHT.DHT11,
    # Adafruit_DHT.DHT22, or Adafruit_DHT.AM2302.
    sensor = Adafruit_DHT.DHT22

    # Example using a Beaglebone Black with DHT sensor
    # connected to pin P8_11.
    pin = 'P8_11'

    # Example using a Raspberry Pi with DHT sensor
    # connected to GPIO23.
    pin = 4

    # Try to grab a sensor reading.  Use the read_retry method which will retry up
    # to 15 times to get a sensor reading (waiting 2 seconds between each retry).
    humidity, temperature = Adafruit_DHT.read_retry(sensor, pin)

    # Note that sometimes you won't get a reading and
    # the results will be null (because Linux can't
    # guarantee the timing of calls to read the sensor).
    # If this happens try again!
    if humidity is not None and temperature is not None:
        timestamp = time.ctime(time.time())
        print('Temp={0:0.1f}*C  Humidity={1:0.1f}%'.format(temperature, humidity))
        print(timestamp)

        # Create and add some items to the container
        item1 = client.CreateItem(collection_link, {
            'timestamp': timestamp,
            'temperature': temperature,
            'humidity': humidity,
            'sensorId': 'sensor1'
            }
        )
    else:
        print('Failed to get reading. Try again!')

reading()