Medication Refill Calendar Generator

The Medication Refill Calendar Generator is a Python script that generates a personalized medication refill calendar for a given year. It helps users track and manage their medication schedules by displaying the start dates, refill dates, and order dates for each medication in a visually appealing calendar format.

Features

• User-friendly input prompts for medication details
• Automatic calculation of refill dates based on dosage and total number of pills
• Visual calendar generation with highlighted medication dates
• Color-coded legend for easy identification of start dates, refill dates, and order dates
• Saving the generated calendar as a PNG image file
• Displaying the generated calendar image for immediate viewing

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• Pillow library

Installation

1. Clone the repository or download the script file.

2. Install the required dependencies by running the following command:

   pip install pillow
   

Usage

1. Open a terminal or command prompt and navigate to the directory where the script is located.

2. Run the script using the following command:

   python medication_refill_calendar.py
   

3. Follow the prompts to enter the year for the calendar and the medication details, including:

   • Medication name
   • Dosage per day
   • Total number of pills
   • Start date (YYYY-MM-DD)

4. After entering all the medication details, the script will generate the medication refill calendar and save it as a PNG image file with a descriptive name (e.g., medication_refill_calendar_2023.png).

5. The generated calendar image will be displayed automatically for immediate viewing.

Customization

• Font: The script uses the "arial.ttf" font file by default. You can replace it with any other desired font file by modifying the font variable in the generate_calendar() function.

• Colors: The script uses predefined colors for highlighting the medication dates (blue for start date, green for refill date, orange for order date). You can customize these colors by modifying the color variables in the generate_calendar() function.

• Calendar Layout: The calendar layout is generated using the calendar module and positioned using pixel coordinates. You can adjust the positioning and spacing of the calendar elements by modifying the coordinate values in the generate_calendar() function.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you have any suggestions, bug reports, or feature requests, please open an issue or submit a pull request.

Acknowledgements

• The script utilizes the Pillow library for image manipulation.
• The calendar layout is generated using the built-in calendar module in Python.