myapod.py v0.3

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZsiDdke0kgTj9KFHCxNI2IhCSHjG2iVQ?usp=drive_link

history:

2025-09-23: 0.0 initial release

2025-09-27: 0.1 build as exe

2025-09-28: 0.2 exe without console

2025-10-13: 0.3 set wallpaper to all virtual desktops

Set NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) as your Windows desktop wallpaper.

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* Prerequisites:

- Windows 11

- Powerhsell VirtualDesktop module

If you use myapod as exe, Python is not required.

- Python 3.10 or higher

- Required Python packages:

  - requests

  - win11toast

Install dependencies:

pip install requests win11toast

Install-Module VirtualDesktop

* Setup

1. Get your NASA API Key at https://api.nasa.gov/

2. Set your NASA API Key in the enviroment variable: NASAOPENAPIKEY

3. Locate the followings at the same directory:

myapod.py

myapod.exe

myapod.ps1

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* Usage:

1. Set today's APOD image:

   python myapod.py

   or

   myapod.exe

2. Set APOD image for a specific date (format: YYYY-MM-DD):

   python myapod.py 2023-08-15

   or

   myapod.exe 2023-08-15

3. Set a random APOD image:

   python myapod.py r

   or

   myapod.exe r

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