Covid19CH

This is my Pyhton-project for analysis the covid19-data of Switzerland.

My challenges

How can I retrieve the data from the FOPH?
How can I visualize the data from the FOPH?
How can I create a history of the data from the FOPH?
How can I create a chart with the history?
How can I send the daily data to a messenger?
Which free messenger can I use?
Who offers a free way to process data online with Python?
How can I schedule a Python-script online, create a history and generate charts from this history and present it?

My learnings

I had to learn Python
I had to learn Discord and it's API
I had to learn the API of FOPH
I had to learn some DBAs (MSSQL, MongoDB, MySQL)
I had to learn Pythonanywhere (Scripts, Schedluer, MySQL, Web app)

My solution

My solution is hosted on pythonanywhere.com and use Discord as messenger.

Five steps

Create an account on Discord and configure a Webhook.
Create a beginner account on pythonanywhere.com.
Create a scheduler who run my Python-script dayli.
Create a mysql-database.
Create a Web app.

Python script

My Python-script queries the API of FOPH for the dayli newl laboratory-⁠confirmed cases, laboratory-⁠confirmed hospitalisations and laboratory-⁠confirmed deaths. It saves the result into the mysql-database. My Python-script sends also an message to discord with this data. The script creates three charts of the data based on the mysql-database and save it to the Web app.

Scheduled Tasks

The beginner account can create one scheduler. The scheduler expire every four weeks, but it can be extended!

The scheduler can run dayli for a beginner account and can schedule Python-scripts to run. And it will be run using the scheduler's default Python version (currrently Python 2.7), to change this behavior add python3.8 /home/myusername/myproject/myscript.py in the task page.

Mysql database

There is one database with one table, where the dayli cases are stored.

Web app

The beginner account can create one Web app your-username.pythonanywhere.com. This Web app expire after 3 month, to keep it running, you'll need to log in at least once every three months and click the "Run until 3 months from today" button!

There is one flask-based web app hosted on the beginner account, this app only display the two charts with the covid-statistics of Switzerland.

View the web app tinuwalther.pythonanywhere.com.