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45 changes: 45 additions & 0 deletions Automation/website-blocker.py
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import time
from datetime import datetime as dt

sites_to_block = [
"www.facebook.com",
"facebook.com",
"www.youtube.com",
"youtube.com",
"www.gmail.com",
"gmail.com",
]

Linux_host = "/etc/hosts"
Window_host = r"C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts"
default_hoster = Linux_host
redirect = "127.0.0.1"


def block_websites(start_hour, end_hour):
while True:
if (
dt(dt.now().year, dt.now().month, dt.now().day, start_hour)
< dt.now()
< dt(dt.now().year, dt.now().month, dt.now().day, end_hour)
):
print("Do the work ....")
with open(default_hoster, "r+") as hostfile:
hosts = hostfile.read()
for site in sites_to_block:
if site not in hosts:
hostfile.write(redirect + " " + site + "\n")
else:
with open(default_hoster, "r+") as hostfile:
hosts = hostfile.readlines()
hostfile.seek(0)
for host in hosts:
if not any(site in host for site in sites_to_block):
hostfile.write(host)
hostfile.truncate()
print("Good Time")
time.sleep(3)


if __name__ == "__main__":
block_websites(9, 21)