• Registered: 2007-10-07
  • Posts: 66

Topic: Google Calendar and Nabaztag

I've posted a new Python program on my website (www.mcgurrin.com/nabaztag/) that will fetch the events for the day from your Google calendar and have your rabbit read them to you.  You schedule the program to run when you want it (using task scheduler in windows, cron job, or whatever).  The source code is easily modified to, say, check for a shorter or longer time, include different information, etc. 

You need to have Python installed on your machine, and install Google's g-data python client. 

Google calendar reader for Nabaztag

ViennaMike's Website

  • Registered: 2009-07-22
  • Posts: 7

Re: Google Calendar and Nabaztag

Ok this looks like a really helpful program. But python ... I would love to translate this in .net or java, something more accesible. Is this something you're open to? BTW I love the idea it's awesome!

Peter Rabbit
  • Registered: 2007-10-07
  • Posts: 66

Re: Google Calendar and Nabaztag

belgiumbabe0410 wrote:

Ok this looks like a really helpful program. But python ... I would love to translate this in .net or java, something more accesible. Is this something you're open to? BTW I love the idea it's awesome!

Sure!  All I'd ask is credit for the original work.  Google has g data clients for both .Net and java, so that part shouldn't be hard to translate at all.  It was the first time I'd done anything with the g data api, so that took some learning, but now I know at least the little bit I needed.

I used the Nabaztag API wrapper module I'd already written, but it's only a few lines of code anyway to send a text to speech command, so you can use an equivalent .Net or java wrapper or just code it directly. 

The code is all on my site, and python is really easy to read.  I'd be happy to answer questions.

ViennaMike's Website

  • Registered: 2009-07-22
  • Posts: 7

Re: Google Calendar and Nabaztag

Hey thanx sounds like a fun project to keep me busy. Off course I would give you credit for the original work. It's gonna take some time though as I don't have that much free time on my hands.

Peter Rabbit