pylint cahnges

Author: isaacwellish

Dashblock_API/dashblock_learn.py

@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 """
 Dashblock API Adafruit Learn Guide Count demo
-Isaac Wellish
+Using Dashblock to cerate a custom API,
+display the number of learn guides on learn.adafruit.com
 """
 
-import board
 import time
+import board
 from adafruit_pyportal import PyPortal
 
 # Get wifi details and more from a secrets.py file
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@
     raise
 
 # Set up where we'll be fetching data from
-DATA_SOURCE = "https://api.dashblock.io/model/v1?api_key=39c755c0-c84e-11e9-8ee0-7bf8836bd560&url=https%3A%2F%2Flearn.adafruit.com%2F&model_id=3rOMRrfFn"
+DATA_SOURCE = "https://api.dashblock.io/model/v1?api_key=" + secrets['dashblock_key']
 GUIDE_COUNT = ['entities', 0, 'guide count']
 CAPTION = 'total tutorials:'
 
@@ -32,8 +33,7 @@
                     text_font=cwd+"/fonts/Collegiate-50.bdf",
                     text_position=((40, 100)), # definition location
                     text_color=(0x8080FF),
-                    text_wrap=(20),
-                    text_maxlen=(4), # max text size for word, part of speech and def
+                    text_maxlen=(4), # max text length, only want first 4 chars for number of guides
                     caption_text=CAPTION,
                     caption_font=cwd+"/fonts/Collegiate-24.bdf",
                     caption_position=(40, 60),
@@ -42,23 +42,20 @@
 # track the last value so we can play a sound when it updates
 last_value = 0
 
-print("loading...") # print to repl while waiting for font to load
-pyportal.preload_font() # speed things up by preloading font
-
 while True:
     try:
         value = pyportal.fetch()
         print("Response is", value)
-        int_value = int(value[:4])
+        int_value = int(value[:4]) # save only first 4 chars and cast to int
         print(int_value)
         if last_value < int_value:  # ooh it went up!
             print("New follower!")
-            pyportal.play_file(cwd+"/coin.wav")  # uncomment make a noise!
+            pyportal.play_file(cwd+"/coin.wav")  # make a noise!
         last_value = int_value
     except RuntimeError as e:
         print("Some error occured, retrying! -", e)
     except ValueError as e:
         print("Value error occured, retrying! -", e)
         continue
 
-    time.sleep(600) #update every 10 mins
+    time.sleep(600) #update every 10 mins