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.vscode/settings.json

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+{
+    "todo-tree.tree.scanMode": "workspace only"
+}

_root/run_as_root.py

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+'general': {
+                'run_as_root':  0,
+                'prog_name':    '',
+                'disp_name':    ''
+            },
+
+
+        # check for run as root/need to run as root
+        run_as_root = self.conf_dict['general']['run_as_root']
+        file_name = os.path.basename(__file__)
+        run_root = (os.geteuid() == 0)
+        if run_as_root and not run_root:
+            msg = 'This script needs to be run as root. '\
+                f'Try \'sudo ./{file_name}\''
+            print(msg)
+            exit()
+        elif not run_as_root and run_root:
+            msg = 'This script should not be run as root. '\
+                f'Try \'./{file_name}\''
+            print(msg)
+            exit()

install.json

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+{
+    "general": {
+        "prog_name": "SpaceOddity"
+    },
+    "preflight": [
+    ],
+    "sys_reqs": [
+    ],
+    "py_reqs": [
+        "python-crontab"
+    ],
+    "dirs": [
+        "${HOME}/.spaceoddity",
+        "${HOME}/.config/spaceoddity"
+    ],
+    "files": {
+        "spaceoddity.py": "${HOME}/.spaceoddity",
+        "uninstall.py": "${HOME}/.spaceoddity",
+        "LICENSE": "${HOME}/.spaceoddity",
+        "VERSION": "${HOME}/.spaceoddity"
+    },
+    "postflight": [
+        "convert_json.py",
+        "cron_install.py",
+        "${HOME}/.spaceoddity/spaceoddity.py"
+    ]
+}