How to have an updating time in Kivy

Question

I am creating a calendar app in kivy, and I was wondering how I would be able to add an updating clock? I can use the datetime python function, but when I load it in my app it s

Answer 1

Here's a complete example of how to get this feature working. You should be able to work from this and apply it to your own code. If you have any specific questions, let me know in a comment and I'll be happy to answer :)

from kivy.app import App
from datetime import datetime
from datetime import timedelta
from kivy.clock import Clock
from kivy.uix.label import Label

class MyApp(App):
    def build(self):
        self.now = datetime.now()

        # Schedule the self.update_clock function to be called once a second
        Clock.schedule_interval(self.update_clock, 1)
        self.my_label = Label(text= self.now.strftime('%H:%M:%S'))
        return self.my_label  # The label is the only widget in the interface

    def update_clock(self, *args):
        # Called once a second using the kivy.clock module
        # Add one second to the current time and display it on the label
        self.now = self.now + timedelta(seconds = 1)
        self.my_label.text = self.now.strftime('%H:%M:%S')

MyApp().run()