geofront_issue_monitor.py

import requests
import re
from time import sleep
from datetime import datetime
import ctypes
import threading
MessageBox = ctypes.windll.user32.MessageBoxW

def check_issues():
    f = None
    while f is None:
        try:
            f=requests.get('https://geofront.esterior.net/',timeout=120)
        except:
            sleep(1200)

    try:
        issues = re.search(r'''<p style="font-family:'Orbitron', sans-serif; font-size:40px; text-align: center; background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;">(.+?)</p>''', f.text, re.MULTILINE).groups()[0]
        print(str(datetime.today()) + " " + issues)
    except:
        issues = "not found"
    return(issues)

prev_issues = ""

while True:
        cur_issues = check_issues()
        if cur_issues != prev_issues:
            threading.Thread(target=MessageBox, args=(None, 'Current GeoFront Issue Count at ' + str(datetime.today()) + ': ' + cur_issues  + '\r\n', 'GeoFront Issues Update', 0x00001000)).start()
            prev_issues = cur_issues
        sleep(1200)