Eyes-free clock in Python-for-Android

efclock.py

# Eyes-free clock script in Python for Android
# ( http://code.google.com/p/python-for-android/ ) by @TheRealDod.
# Shake phone to hear time. Handy when playing a full screen game ;)

SHAKE_THRESHOLD = 12
CLOCK_VOL = 13 

import android,time
droid = android.Android() 
 
def efclock():
  droid.eventClearBuffer() 
  droid.startSensingThreshold(2, SHAKE_THRESHOLD , 2)
  try:
    e = droid.eventWaitFor('sensors',100)
    shaken = e.result is not None 
  except:
    shaken = False 
  finally:
    droid.stopSensing()
  if shaken:
    droid.makeToast(time.strftime("%H:%M:%S"))
    origvol = droid.getMediaVolume().result
    droid.setMediaVolume(CLOCK_VOL)
    droid.ttsSpeak(time.strftime("%H %M"))
    while droid.ttsIsSpeaking().result:
      time.sleep(.1)
    droid.setMediaVolume(origvol) 

if __name__=='__main__':
  while True:
    efclock()

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