I use this repository on a vps to send a message on time everyday.

The repository use 3 python modules:

weather-api: https://github.com/AnthonyBloomer/weather-api

twilio: https://github.com/twilio/twilio-python

apscheduler: https://github.com/agronholm/apscheduler

• Virtualenv

Install virtualenv:

pip3 install virtualenv

Make project:

mkdir myproject

cd myproject/

Make virtual python3 environment:

virtualenv --no-site-packages venv

Actvivate environment:

soruce source venv/bin/activate

By the way, quit environment:

deactivate

• Modules

Install weather-api:

pip3 install weather-api

Install twilio:

pip3 install twilio

Instal apscheduler:

pip3 install apscheduler

• Get weather from yahoo

  weather = Weather(unit=Unit.CELSIUS)
  location = weather.lookup_by_location('shanghai') 
  condition = location.condition
  forecasts = location.forecast 
  

  Location.forecast returns a forecast list, forecast[0] is today.

• Send message

  account_sid = '' 
  auth_token = ''  
  client = Client(account_sid, auth_token)
  
  message = client.messages.create(
      from_='', 
      body=text,
      to='' # the number when you sign in, trial account can only send this number
  )
  

  Variable account_sid and auth_token are you get from twilio.com.

  Variable from_ is the number that twilio.com gives you.

  Variable to is the number when you sign in, trial account can only send this number.

• Autorun

  scheduler = BlockingScheduler()
  scheduler.add_job(function, 'cron', day_of_week='0-6', hour=7, minute=00) 
  scheduler.start()
  

  Function is you want to do on time.

  Cron means period.

  For example

  day_of_week='0-6', hour=7, minute=00
  

  It means we will do the function everyday at 7:00am.

Finally, we can receive the weather message on our phones everymoring at 7:00am.