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okbar.py

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+# py -2 bcbar.py
+
+# Web Scraping Prerequisites
+import requests
+# LED Matrix Prerequisites
+import re
+import time
+import argparse
+from luma.led_matrix.device import max7219
+from luma.core.interface.serial import spi, noop
+from luma.core.render import canvas
+from luma.core.virtual import viewport
+from luma.core.legacy import text, show_message
+from luma.core.legacy.font import proportional, CP437_FONT, TINY_FONT, SINCLAIR_FONT, LCD_FONT
+
+
+while(1):
+
+    page = requests.get("https://www.okcashblockhalf.com/")
+
+    from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
+    soup = BeautifulSoup(page.content, 'html.parser') #Scrapes entire HTML file
+
+
+    data = []
+    for paragraph in soup.find_all('td'):   #Search for all values of td elements
+        data.append(paragraph.string)
+
+
+    disp = [0]*38   #38 is the length of the list data
+    for x in range(len(data)):
+        if x % 2 == 0:
+            if data[x+1] != None:
+                disp.append(data[x])
+                disp.append(data[x+1])
+
+
+    disp = list(filter(lambda a:a != 0, disp)) #For some reason every odd element of the list 'disp' is '0'. This removes all occurences of '0' from the list 'disp'
+    disp = list(filter(lambda a:a != None, disp)) #If an element is missing, it shows as 'None' and crashes the script. This removes all occurences of 'None' from the list 'disp'
+    #Remove 'list' in Python2.7
+
+
+    serial = spi(port=0, device=0, gpio=noop())
+    device = max7219(serial, cascaded=4 , block_orientation=-90, rotate=0)
+
+    for i in range(len(disp)):
+         show_message(device, disp[i], fill="white", font=proportional(LCD_FONT),scroll_delay = 0.02) #Change the value of 'scroll_delay' to change the Scrolling Speed
+    #show_message(device, disp[4], fill="white", font=proportional(LCD_FONT),scroll_delay = 0.02) # '4' indicates Displays the number of Bitcoins left to mine.
+    #Change this value according to the table to display various data parameters