Weather Application
using python
Introduction
This document outlines the development of a weather
application using Python's Tkinter library for the graphical
user interface (GUI) and a third-party weather API for
data retrieval. The application aims to provide users with
current weather information for various locations. Key
features include a user-friendly interface for inputting city
names, the ability to fetch and display real-time weather
details such as temperature, humidity, and weather
descriptions, and robust error handling for scenarios like
invalid input or network issues. This project serves as a
practical demonstration of integrating GUI programming
with external data sources in Python.
Declaration
I hereby declare that this
submission is my own
work and that, to the best
of my knowledge and belief,
it contains no material
previously published or written
by another person nor material
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made in the text.
AKASH ARYA
Roll No. 2303110140008
ACKNOWLEDEMENT
It gives us a great sense of pleasure to present
the report of the MCA Project undertaken during
MCA. Final Year. We owe special debt of
gratitude to Prof.Rishu Jain and full affiliation for
his constant support and guidance throughout
the course of our work. His sincerity,
thoroughness and perseverance have been a
constant source of inspiration for us. It is only
his cognizant efforts that our endeavors have
seen light of the day .We also take the
opportunity to acknowledge the contribution of
Sir. Pawan Kumar Goel and full affiliation, for his
full support and assistance during the
development of the project. We also do not like
to miss the opportunity to acknowledge the
contribution of all faculty members of the
department for their kind assistance and
cooperation during the development of our
project. Last but not the least, we acknowledge
Python
PYTHON
# python is a high level, interpreted and general-purpose dynamic
programming language
# The syntax in python helps the programmers to do coding in fewer as
compared to java or c++
# python is Interactive,Interpreted,Modular, Dynamic , Objective, Portable ,
and High level
# It provides large standard libraries that include the areas like string
operations, Internet, web service tools, operating system interfaces and
protocol
Tkinter
Main Module : Tkinter
Tkinter is Python's standard library for
creating Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs).
It is a binding to the Tk GUI toolkit, which
is cross-platform and available on most
Unix platforms, Windows, and macOS.
Key aspects of Tkinter include:
.. containers : frame, toplevel paned
window
. Buttons : button, labelframe , message,
text
. Text widgets : label, labelframe ,
message, text 8
Open Weather
Map API
OPEN WEATHER MAP API
The back-end of the application API from OpenWeatherMap,
which is an Open source and enables any time to download APIs
for various purposes.
. current weather data : Fetch the current weather conditions for
any location 200,000 cities around the world. Weather is updated
based on data from more than 40,000 weather stations. Data is
available in JSON,XML or HTTP format.
. API call : api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?lq={city
name}
api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q={city
name},{countrycode}
api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q={zip
code},{country code}
ARCHITECTURE DIAGRAM
User
Device
Enter City Name FRONTEND
Sending
response back Request For Weather
to Users
OPEN RapidAPI BACKEND
Current
Weather
Details
summary
A weather application built using Python's Tkinter library provides a graphical user interface
(GUI) for users to retrieve and display weather information. The core functionality involves:
Tkinter GUI:
Tkinter is used to create the application window and widgets such as entry fields for city
names, labels to display weather data (temperature, humidity, wind speed, description), and
buttons to trigger data retrieval.
API Integration:
The application connects to an external weather API (e.g., OpenWeatherMap API) to fetch real-
time weather data for the specified location. This typically involves making HTTP requests and
parsing the JSON response.
Data Display:
Once the weather data is received, the application updates the Tkinter labels to present the
information clearly to the user. Error handling is often included to manage cases where the
API call fails or an invalid city is entered.
User Interaction:
Users can input a city name and click a button to get the weather details. Some applications 16
may also include features like displaying weather icons or forecasts
AKASH ARYA
thank you
GUIDED BY :
PROF. RISHU
JAIN
