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1PythonAudience · vibe coderComplexity · 3/5Setup · hard

TL;DR

A personal Raspberry Pi project that logs indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity to help decide when to open the windows in summer.

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    What it does
      Indoor outdoor temp logging
      Humidity tracking
      Window open decision
    Tech stack
      Python
      Raspberry Pi 3
      SHT45 sensor
    Data flow
      Pi writes xlsx
      PC reads last line
      Graph every 5 min
    Setup
      Headless Pi
      No install docs
      Manual wiring
    Use cases
      Summer cooling timing
      Home sensor logging

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Why would anyone build with this?

REASON 1

Log indoor versus outdoor temperature and humidity from a Raspberry Pi with wired sensors.

REASON 2

Decide when to open windows for natural summer cooling based on live sensor comparisons.

REASON 3

Graph recent temperature readings on a separate PC by reading a shared spreadsheet file.

REASON 4

Use as a starting point for a simple two-sensor home monitoring setup.

What's in the stack?

PythonRaspberry PiSHT45 sensor

How it stacks up

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LanguagePythonPythonPython
Setup difficultyhardhardhard
Complexity3/54/54/5
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How do you spin it up?

Difficulty · hard Time to first run · 1day+

Requires physical SHT45 sensor wiring to a headless Raspberry Pi 3 and a shared spreadsheet file path between the Pi and a Linux PC, no documented install steps.

The README does not state a license, so terms of use and redistribution are unclear.

Wtf does this do

Temp-IN-OUT is a small personal home automation project for tracking temperature and humidity both outside and inside a house. The author has one SHT45 sensor placed outside and another placed inside, both wired to a Raspberry Pi 3. The idea is simple: by comparing the outside and inside readings, the author can tell when it makes sense to open all the windows during summer to cool the house down naturally instead of relying only on judgment or guessing. The Raspberry Pi runs headless, meaning it operates without a monitor or keyboard attached, and is controlled remotely from the author's Linux PC. A Python script running on the Pi reads the sensors and writes each measurement as a new line into an Excel spreadsheet file, saved directly on the Pi. A second Python script, called GRAPHING.py, runs separately on the Linux PC rather than on the Pi itself. Every five minutes, this script reads the most recent line from that spreadsheet file over the network and uses it to build a graph, giving the author a visual way to watch how the indoor and outdoor temperatures compare over time. The project is very small in scope: two Python scripts and a shared spreadsheet file acting as the data store between them. There is no mention of a formal installation process, configuration file, or dependency list in the README, so setting it up would likely mean adapting the sensor wiring and file paths to match your own Raspberry Pi and PC setup. This is a hobby project built to solve one specific problem for one household rather than a general purpose tool meant for wide reuse.

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Prompt 1
Help me adapt this Raspberry Pi temperature logging script to use different GPIO pins for my own SHT45 sensor wiring.
Prompt 2
Show me how to have GRAPHING.py read the spreadsheet file over the network instead of assuming a local path.
Prompt 3
Suggest a way to automatically notify me when the outdoor temperature drops below the indoor temperature.
Prompt 4
Help me containerize or schedule these two Python scripts so they run reliably without manual restarts.

Frequently asked questions

wtf is temp-in-out?

A personal Raspberry Pi project that logs indoor and outdoor temperature and humidity to help decide when to open the windows in summer.

What language is temp-in-out written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, Raspberry Pi, SHT45 sensor.

What license does temp-in-out use?

The README does not state a license, so terms of use and redistribution are unclear.

How hard is temp-in-out to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated hard, with roughly 1day+ to a first successful run.

Who is temp-in-out for?

Mainly vibe coder.

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