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====== Watchcheck Python code ======


I wrote a small python2 application to keep track of a watch/clock's 
daily rate error. It's a console-only mimic of an Android app that
I use on my phone to track my watch timekeeping.

I wrote it mainly as a //thought-experiment// rather than as a fully functional
piece of code.

You put the application in a directory specific to the watch and execute it from that
directory. the data from each measurement is stored in a **json** file in the same directory.

** update 23/01/26 **  I've modified the code to run under Python 3 - using the tool ''2to3'' and a minor manual tweak.


++++ watchcheck.py in Python 3 |

<file python watchcheck.py>
     
# a text-terminal version of the WatchCheck app
## to track error, daily error rate of timepieces.
# auto update?
#
import time
import datetime
import json
     
     
     
     
def write_file(text):
    filename = "logfile.txt"
    f = open(filename, 'a+')
    timenow = time.strftime("%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S", time.gmtime(time.time()))
    log = " ".join((timenow, text, "\r\n"))
    f.write(log)
    f.close()
     
     
     
def get_delta():
     
    print(time.strftime("Current Time = %H:%M"))
     
    h = time.strftime("%H")
    w = input("Watch time %s:" % (h))
    print(w)
     
    date = time.strftime("%Y/%m/%d")
    s = date + " " + h +":"+ w +":00"
     
    input("Press enter when seconds = 0 ")
 
    watchtime = time.mktime(datetime.datetime.strptime(s, "%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S").timetuple())
    record_time = time.strftime("%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S")
    timenow = time.time()
    delta = watchtime - timenow
     
    return record_time,delta
     
     
def watch_stat():
     
    try:
        saved_error = open('error_list.json')
        error_list = json.load(saved_error)
    except:
        error_list = []
     
    if len(error_list) > 1:
        first_record = error_list[0]
        latest_record = error_list[-1]
        previous_record = error_list[-2]
     
        first_time = first_record[0]
     
        first_delta = first_record[1]
     
        latest_time = latest_record[0] 
        latest_delta = latest_record[1]
     
        previous_time = previous_record[0]
        previous_delta = previous_record[1]
     
        FMT = '%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S'
     
        t_latest = datetime.datetime.strptime(latest_time, FMT)
        t_previous = datetime.datetime.strptime(previous_time, FMT)
        t_first = datetime.datetime.strptime(first_time, FMT)
     
        tdelta = t_latest - t_previous
        full_delta = t_latest - t_first
     
        elapsed_time = tdelta.total_seconds()
     
        full_time = full_delta.total_seconds()
     
        print("First record time ", first_time)
        print("First record delta ", first_delta)
        print("")
     
        print("Previous record time ", previous_time)
        print("Previous record delta ", previous_delta)
        print("")
     
        print("Latest record time " , latest_time)
        print("Latest record delta ", latest_delta)
        print("")
     
        print("Overall elapsed time ", full_delta)
        print("Latest elapsed time ", tdelta)
        print("")
     
        # Current Error rate
        time_error = latest_delta - previous_delta
        error_rate = time_error / elapsed_time
        daily_rate = error_rate * (60*60*24)
        ppm_daily = error_rate * 1000000
     
        # Overall Error rate
        total_error = latest_delta - first_delta
        average_error_rate = total_error / full_time
     
        average_rate = average_error_rate * (60*60*24)
        ppm_overall = average_error_rate * 1000000
     
     
        print("Latest delta change ", time_error)
     
        print("Latest elapsed time %d seconds " % (elapsed_time))
     
        print("")
        print("Daily PPM : %0.3f" % ppm_daily)
        print("Daily rate error: %0.1f s/d " % (daily_rate))
     
        print("")
        print("Total Time %d seconds" % (full_time))
        print("Total error ", total_error)
        print("Total PPM : %0.3f" % ppm_overall)
        print("Total rate error: %0.1f s/d" % (average_rate))
        print("")
        print("========================================================")
        print(" Delta : %+0.1f s | Rate : %+0.1f s/d | Average : %+0.1f s/d" % (latest_delta, daily_rate, average_rate))
        print("========================================================")
        print("")
        text = "\t%+0.1f\t\t%+0.1f\t\t%+0.1f" % (latest_delta, daily_rate, average_rate)
        write_file(text)
    else:
        print("No rate yet")
     
     
def new_record():
     
    try:
        saved_error = open('error_list.json')
        error_list = json.load(saved_error)
    except:
        error_list = []
     
    s,delta = get_delta()
     
    print("")
    print("%s \n\nDelta %0.1f seconds" % (s, delta))
    last_data=[s,delta]
    error_list.append(last_data)
    #print error_list
     
    with open('error_list.json', 'w') as outfile:
        json.dump(error_list, outfile)
     
    return
     
def delete_last():
    try:
        saved_error = open('error_list.json')
        error_list = json.load(saved_error)
    except:
        error_list = []
    error_list.pop()
     
    with open('error_list.json', 'w') as outfile:
        json.dump(error_list, outfile)
     
    return
     
     
def menu():
    print("Wire2waves WatchCheck.....")
    print("=========================\n")
    print("N : New Record\nD : Delete Last\nS : Stats\nQ : Quit\n")
    choice = input("Command > : ").upper()
    if choice == "N":
        print("New")
        new_record()
        watch_stat()
        menu()
    elif choice == "S":
        print("Stat")
        watch_stat()
        menu()
    elif choice == "D":
        delete_last()
        watch_stat()
        menu()
    elif choice == "Q":
        return
    else:
        print("?")
        menu()
     
     
menu()


</file>

++++



++++ original watchcheck.py in python 2 |

<file python watchcheck.py>

#! /usr/bin/env python

## a text-terminal version of the WatchCheck app
## to track error, daily error rate of timepieces.
# auto update?
#
import time
import datetime
import json




def write_file(text):
    filename = "logfile.txt"
    f = open(filename, 'a+')
    timenow = time.strftime("%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S", time.gmtime(time.time()))
    log = " ".join((timenow, text, "\r\n"))
    f.write(log)
    f.close()




def get_delta():

    print time.strftime("Current Time = %H:%M")
    
    h = time.strftime("%H")
    w = raw_input("Watch time %s:" % (h))
    print w
    
    date = time.strftime("%Y/%m/%d")
    s = date + " " + h +":"+ w +":00"
    
    raw_input("Press enter when seconds = 0 ")
    
    watchtime = time.mktime(datetime.datetime.strptime(s, "%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S").timetuple())
    record_time = time.strftime("%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S")
    timenow = time.time()
    delta = watchtime - timenow
    
    return record_time,delta


def watch_stat():

    try:
        saved_error = open('error_list.json')
        error_list = json.load(saved_error)
    except:
        error_list = []

    if len(error_list) > 1:
        first_record = error_list[0]
        latest_record = error_list[-1]
        previous_record = error_list[-2]

        first_time = first_record[0]

        first_delta = first_record[1]

        latest_time = latest_record[0] 
        latest_delta = latest_record[1]

        previous_time = previous_record[0]
        previous_delta = previous_record[1]

        FMT = '%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S'
    
        t_latest = datetime.datetime.strptime(latest_time, FMT)
        t_previous = datetime.datetime.strptime(previous_time, FMT)
        t_first = datetime.datetime.strptime(first_time, FMT)

        tdelta = t_latest - t_previous
        full_delta = t_latest - t_first

        elapsed_time = tdelta.total_seconds()

        full_time = full_delta.total_seconds()

        print "First record time ", first_time
        print "First record delta ", first_delta
        print ""

        print "Previous record time ", previous_time
        print "Previous record delta ", previous_delta
        print ""

        print "Latest record time " , latest_time
        print "Latest record delta ", latest_delta
        print ""
    
        print "Overall elapsed time ", full_delta
        print "Latest elapsed time ", tdelta
        print ""

        # Current Error rate
        time_error = latest_delta - previous_delta
        error_rate = time_error / elapsed_time
        daily_rate = error_rate * (60*60*24)
        ppm_daily = error_rate * 1000000

        # Overall Error rate
        total_error = latest_delta - first_delta
        average_error_rate = total_error / full_time

        average_rate = average_error_rate * (60*60*24)
        ppm_overall = average_error_rate * 1000000


        print "Latest delta change ", time_error

        print "Latest elapsed time %d seconds " % (elapsed_time)

        print ""
        print "Daily PPM : %0.3f" % ppm_daily
        print "Daily rate error: %0.1f s/d " % (daily_rate)

        print ""
        print "Total Time %d seconds" % (full_time)
        print "Total error ", total_error
        print "Total PPM : %0.3f" % ppm_overall
        print "Total rate error: %0.1f s/d" % (average_rate)
        print ""
        print "========================================================"
        print " Delta : %+0.1f s | Rate : %+0.1f s/d | Average : %+0.1f s/d" % (latest_delta, daily_rate, average_rate)
        print "========================================================"
        print ""
        text = "\t%+0.1f\t\t%+0.1f\t\t%+0.1f" % (latest_delta, daily_rate, average_rate)
        write_file(text)
    else:
        print "No rate yet"


def new_record():
    
    try:
        saved_error = open('error_list.json')
        error_list = json.load(saved_error)
    except:
        error_list = []

    s,delta = get_delta()

    print ""
    print "%s \n\nDelta %0.1f seconds" % (s, delta)
    last_data=[s,delta]
    error_list.append(last_data)
    #print error_list

    with open('error_list.json', 'wb') as outfile:
        json.dump(error_list, outfile)

    return

def delete_last():
    try:
        saved_error = open('error_list.json')
        error_list = json.load(saved_error)
    except:
        error_list = []
    error_list.pop()
    
    with open('error_list.json', 'wb') as outfile:
        json.dump(error_list, outfile)
    
    return


def menu():
    print "Wire2waves WatchCheck....."
    print "=========================\n"
    print "N : New Record\nD : Delete Last\nS : Stats\nQ : Quit\n"
    choice = raw_input("Command > : ").upper()
    if choice == "N":
        print "New"
        new_record()
        watch_stat()
        menu()
    elif choice == "S":
        print "Stat"
        watch_stat()
        menu()
    elif choice == "D":
        delete_last()
        watch_stat()
        menu()
    elif choice == "Q":
        return
    else:
        print "?"
        menu()


menu()
</file>

++++

Running it for the first time, with no previous records stored, looks like this:

<code>

Wire2waves WatchCheck.....
=========================

N : New Record
D : Delete Last
S : Stats
Q : Quit

Command > : n
New
Current Time = 10:18
Watch time 10:19
19
Press enter when seconds = 0

2022/05/04 10:19:30

Delta -30.2 seconds
</code>

and the first time-delta is stored in the ''error_list.json'' file like this:

<code>
[["2022/05/04 10:19:30", -30.179980039596558]]
</code>

Running it again, after only 10 minutes looks like this:

<code>
Command > : n
New
Current Time = 10:30
Watch time 10:30
30
Press enter when seconds = 0

2022/05/04 10:30:30

Delta -30.2 seconds
First record time  2022/05/04 10:19:30
First record delta  -30.1799800396

Previous record time  2022/05/04 10:19:30
Previous record delta  -30.1799800396

Latest record time  2022/05/04 10:30:30
Latest record delta  -30.1998269558

Overall elapsed time  0:11:00
Latest elapsed time  0:11:00

Latest delta change  -0.0198469161987
Latest elapsed time 660 seconds

Daily PPM : -30.071
Daily rate error: -2.6 s/d

Total Time 660 seconds
Total error  -0.0198469161987
Total PPM : -30.071
Total rate error: -2.6 s/d

========================================================
 Delta : -30.2 s | Rate : -2.6 s/d | Average : -2.6 s/d
========================================================
</code>

The ''error_list.json'' file now looks like:

<code>
[["2022/05/04 10:19:30", -30.179980039596558], ["2022/05/04 10:30:30", -30.199826955795288]]
</code>


There's also a small utility called ''watchstat.py'' that reads the ''error_list.json'' file to calculate and
display the data

++++ original watchstat.py in python 2|

<file python watchstat.py>

#! /usr/bin/env python

## a text-terminal version of the WatchCheck app
## to track error, daily error rate of timepieces.

#
import time
import datetime
import json



def watch_stat():

    try:
        saved_error = open('error_list.json')
        error_list = json.load(saved_error)
    except:
        error_list = []




    if len(error_list) > 1:
        first_record = error_list[0]
        latest_record = error_list[-1]
        previous_record = error_list[-2]

        first_time = first_record[0]

        first_delta = first_record[1]

        latest_time = latest_record[0] 
        latest_delta = latest_record[1]

        previous_time = previous_record[0]
        previous_delta = previous_record[1]

        FMT = '%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S'
    
        t_latest = datetime.datetime.strptime(latest_time, FMT)
        t_previous = datetime.datetime.strptime(previous_time, FMT)
        t_first = datetime.datetime.strptime(first_time, FMT)

        tdelta = t_latest - t_previous
        full_delta = t_latest - t_first

        elapsed_time = tdelta.total_seconds()

        full_time = full_delta.total_seconds()

        print "First record time ", first_time
        print "First record delta ", first_delta
        print ""

        print "Previous record time ", previous_time
        print "Previous record delta ", previous_delta
        print ""

        print "Latest record time " , latest_time
        print "Latest record delta ", latest_delta
        print ""
    
        print "Overall elapsed time ", full_delta
        print "Latest elapsed time ", tdelta
        print ""

        # Current Error rate
        time_error = latest_delta - previous_delta
        error_rate = time_error / elapsed_time
        daily_rate = error_rate * (60*60*24)
        ppm_daily = error_rate * 1000000

        # Overall Error rate
        total_error = latest_delta - first_delta
        average_error_rate = total_error / full_time

        average_rate = average_error_rate * (60*60*24)
        ppm_overall = average_error_rate * 1000000


        print "Latest delta change ", time_error

        print "Latest elapsed time %d seconds " % (elapsed_time)

        print ""
        print "Daily PPM : %0.3f" % ppm_daily
        print "Daily rate error: %0.1f s/d " % (daily_rate)

        print ""
        print "Total Time %d seconds" % (full_time)
        print "Total error ", total_error
        print "Total PPM : %0.3f" % ppm_overall
        print "Total rate error: %0.1f s/d" % (average_rate)
        print ""
        print "========================================================"
        print " Delta : %0.1f s | Rate : %0.1f s/d | Average : %0.1f s/d" % (latest_delta, daily_rate, average_rate)
        print "========================================================"
        print ""
    else:
        print "No rate yet"


watch_stat()
</file>

++++

++++ watchstat.py in python 3 |

<file python watchstat.py>

## a text-terminal version of the WatchCheck app
## to track error, daily error rate of timepieces.

#
import time
import datetime
import json



def watch_stat():

    try:
        saved_error = open('error_list.json')
        error_list = json.load(saved_error)
    except:
        error_list = []




    if len(error_list) > 1:
        first_record = error_list[0]
        latest_record = error_list[-1]
        previous_record = error_list[-2]

        first_time = first_record[0]

        first_delta = first_record[1]

        latest_time = latest_record[0] 
        latest_delta = latest_record[1]

        previous_time = previous_record[0]
        previous_delta = previous_record[1]

        FMT = '%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S'
    
        t_latest = datetime.datetime.strptime(latest_time, FMT)
        t_previous = datetime.datetime.strptime(previous_time, FMT)
        t_first = datetime.datetime.strptime(first_time, FMT)

        tdelta = t_latest - t_previous
        full_delta = t_latest - t_first

        elapsed_time = tdelta.total_seconds()

        full_time = full_delta.total_seconds()

        print("First record time ", first_time)
        print("First record delta ", first_delta)
        print("")

        print("Previous record time ", previous_time)
        print("Previous record delta ", previous_delta)
        print("")

        print("Latest record time " , latest_time)
        print("Latest record delta ", latest_delta)
        print("")
    
        print("Overall elapsed time ", full_delta)
        print("Latest elapsed time ", tdelta)
        print("")

        # Current Error rate
        time_error = latest_delta - previous_delta
        error_rate = time_error / elapsed_time
        daily_rate = error_rate * (60*60*24)
        ppm_daily = error_rate * 1000000

        # Overall Error rate
        total_error = latest_delta - first_delta
        average_error_rate = total_error / full_time

        average_rate = average_error_rate * (60*60*24)
        ppm_overall = average_error_rate * 1000000


        print("Latest delta change ", time_error)

        print("Latest elapsed time %d seconds " % (elapsed_time))

        print("")
        print("Daily PPM : %0.3f" % ppm_daily)
        print("Daily rate error: %0.1f s/d " % (daily_rate))

        print("")
        print("Total Time %d seconds" % (full_time))
        print("Total error ", total_error)
        print("Total PPM : %0.3f" % ppm_overall)
        print("Total rate error: %0.1f s/d" % (average_rate))
        print("")
        print("========================================================")
        print(" Delta : %0.1f s | Rate : %0.1f s/d | Average : %0.1f s/d" % (latest_delta, daily_rate, average_rate))
        print("========================================================")
        print("")
    else:
        print("No rate yet")


watch_stat()

</file>

++++


Running watchstat.py on the newly updated ''error_list.json'' 

<code>
gm4slv@laptop:~/watchcheck_damasko $ python watchstat.py
First record time  2022/05/04 10:19:30
First record delta  -30.1799800396

Previous record time  2022/05/04 10:19:30
Previous record delta  -30.1799800396

Latest record time  2022/05/04 10:30:30
Latest record delta  -30.1998269558

Overall elapsed time  0:11:00
Latest elapsed time  0:11:00

Latest delta change  -0.0198469161987
Latest elapsed time 660 seconds

Daily PPM : -30.071
Daily rate error: -2.6 s/d

Total Time 660 seconds
Total error  -0.0198469161987
Total PPM : -30.071
Total rate error: -2.6 s/d

========================================================
 Delta : -30.2 s | Rate : -2.6 s/d | Average : -2.6 s/d
========================================================
</code>

''watchcheck.py'' also creates a log file on each run.

<code>
04/05/2022 09:30:30     -30.2           -2.6            -2.6
</code>

The fields are "date time", current error, error in seconds per day since last record, average error in seconds per day since the start.

This mimics the behaviour of the Android Watchcheck app

{{:public:watches:screenshot_20220504-104043.png?direct&400|}}

 //[[gm4slv@gm4slv.plus.com|John Pumford-Green]] Wed May  4 09:09:09 2022//

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