New Year Countdown 2023

Introduction

This project allows you to create a real-time countdown to the New Year using Python.

Prerequisites

To run this code, you will need the following:

• A code editor such as Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
• Python environment
• Necessary libraries (datetime, time, and pytz if not included in your standard library)

Installation

• Ensure Python is installed on your machine. If not, download and install it from python.org.

• Install the required libraries using pip:

pip install pytz

Instructions

• Clone or download the Countdown.py file to your local machine.
• Open the file in your preferred code editor, Jupyter Notebook, or Google Colab.
• Adjust the timezone offset to match your local time zone. The provided example uses Bangladesh Standard Time (BST), which is UTC+6.
• Execute the code.

How to Run

• Git clone or downloard this repository
• Open your terminal or command prompt.
• Navigate to the directory where Countdown.py is saved.
• Run the script using the following command:

python Countdown.py

Author

Jimmy Majumder
Robotics Engineer at QibiTech Inc., Japan
Founder of Bangladesh Advanced Robotics Research Center (BARRC)
https://barrc-bd.com/

Note: I gave an example of how to countdown and propose to my girlfriend. Surprisingly, my girlfriend said 'yes' so good luck and happy codding, happy new year 2023.