#!/usr/bin/env python3 import os import subprocess from datetime import datetime import requests today = datetime.today().strftime("%Y-%m-%d") home = os.path.expanduser("~") target_path = f"{home}/var/backgrounds/unsplash/{today}.jpg" # If the file for today already exists, just exit if os.path.isfile(target_path): print(f"Unsplash image for {today} already exists, skipping download") exit() root = "https://source.unsplash.com" iotd_uri = f"{root}/random/daily" img = requests.get(iotd_uri, stream=True) handle = open(target_path, "wb") for chunk in img.iter_content(chunk_size=512): if chunk: # filter out keep-alive new chunks handle.write(chunk)