tgzhafri / blood-donation

Blood Donation Project

Overview

This project analyzes blood donation data and generates visualizations to understand trends and retention rates.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• Install required modules by running: pip install -r requirements.txt

Project Structure

• script.py: Main Python script for analyzing blood donation data.
• requirements.txt: List of required Python modules.
• README.md: Project overview and instructions.

Usage

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/your-username/blood-donation-project.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd blood-donation-project

3. Install the required modules:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run the script:

   python script.py

Setting Up Telegram Bot

Follow these steps to set up a Telegram bot for this project:

1. Create a Telegram bot:

   • Open Telegram and search for the "BotFather" bot.
   • Start a chat with BotFather and use the /newbot command to create a new bot.
   • Follow the instructions to choose a name and username for your bot. BotFather will provide you with a token for your new bot.

2. Obtain your Telegram Group ID:

   • Create a group on Telegram (or use an existing one).
   • Add your bot to the group.
   • Send any message to the group.
   • Open a web browser and go to https://api.telegram.org/bot<YourBotToken>/getUpdates (replace <YourBotToken> with your actual bot token).
   • Look for the chat object and find the id value. This is your Telegram Group ID.

3. Set up environment variables:

   • Create a .env file in your project directory.
   • Add the following lines to the .env file:

     TELEGRAM_TOKEN=your_bot_token
     TELEGRAM_GROUP_ID=your_group_id
     

     Replace your_bot_token with the token obtained from BotFather and your_group_id with the Telegram Group ID.

4. Run the script and send plots to Telegram:

   • Run your script (python script.py).
   • The script will send plots to the specified Telegram group.

Scheduling the Script

To schedule the script to run daily at 9 am using cron, follow these steps:

1. Open the crontab file for editing:

   crontab -e

2. Check the path to your Python 3 interpreter:

   which python3

3. Check the absolute path of your script:

   realpath your_script.py

4. Add the following line to schedule the script to run at 9 am every day:

   0 9 * * * /path/to/python3 /path/to/script.py
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