Python script powering the special event / countdown sensors

python_scripts/special_events.py

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+today = datetime.datetime.now().date()
+
+name = data.get('name')
+type = data.get('type')
+sensorName = "sensor.{}_{}".format(type , name.replace(" " , "_"))
+
+dateStr = data.get('date')
+dateSplit = dateStr.split("/")
+
+dateDay = int(dateSplit[0])
+dateMonth = int(dateSplit[1])
+dateYear =  int(dateSplit[2])
+date = datetime.date(dateYear,dateMonth,dateDay)
+
+thisYear = today.year
+nextOccur = datetime.date(thisYear , dateMonth , dateDay)
+
+numberOfDays = 0
+years = int(thisYear) - dateYear
+
+
+if today < nextOccur:
+  numberOfDays = (nextOccur - today).days
+
+elif today > nextOccur:
+  nextOccur = datetime.date(thisYear+1 , dateMonth , dateDay)
+  numberOfDays = int((nextOccur - today).days)
+  years = years+1
+
+
+hass.states.set(sensorName , numberOfDays ,
+  {
+    "icon" : "mdi:calendar-star" ,
+    "unit_of_measurement" : "days" ,
+    "friendly_name" : "{}'s {}".format(name, type) ,
+    "years" : years
+  }
+)
+