My alarm clock

alarm.py

"""
Simple alarm clock, based on suggestion here:
https://atanok.wordpress.com/2009/10/27/amarok-kalarm-alarm-clock/
Kalarm is crashy, hence Python to the rescue.
"""

import time, datetime, os

import argparse
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
parser.add_argument('hour')
args = parser.parse_args()

# This case happens when called after 00:00
day = datetime.date.today() # + datetime.timedelta(1)
alarm_time_str = str(day) + " " + args.hour
alarm_time_struct = time.strptime(alarm_time_str, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")
alarm_time = time.mktime(alarm_time_struct)

# This happens at sane hours.
if alarm_time <= time.time():
    day += datetime.timedelta(1)
    alarm_time_str = str(day) + " " + args.hour
    alarm_time_struct = time.strptime(alarm_time_str, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M")
    alarm_time = time.mktime(alarm_time_struct)

print "Wake you up at", alarm_time_str

while True:
    now = time.time()

    if alarm_time <= now:
        os.system("""
        amarok --play
        qdbus org.kde.amarok /Player org.freedesktop.MediaPlayer.VolumeSet 100
        """)
        break
    else:
        time.sleep(10)