Print the daily weather forecast on a thermal receipt printer

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This Python script fetches daily weather forecasts and prints them on affordable thermal receipt printers via ESC/POS format. Users configure it with GPS coordinates and timezone, then schedule it as a cron job to generate physical weather printouts each morning. The tool converts weather data and icons into a printable format compatible with standard USB thermal printers, requiring minimal setup.

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Print the daily weather forecast on a thermal receipt printer with ESC/POS - chr15m/print-weather

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