Awesome-Python-Scripts/Website-Blocker

Website Blocker using Python

This is a program which blocks certain distracting website like Facebook, Youtube etc during your work hours.

Libraby Used

time (datetime is imported from python)

Host Files

Host is an operating system file which maps hostnames to IP addresses. Using python file handling manipulation I have changed hostnames on the hosts files for a certain interval of day when I'm working and need no distraction and deleted it then after when the time is over.

Location of host file

Host file on Mac and Linux :

$ /etc/hosts

Host file on windows :

$ C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc

Note

• Windows user need to create a duplicate of OS’s host file. Now provide the path of the duplicate file in hosts_path mentioned in the script.
• For scheduling above script in Linux you have to open crontab in your terminal as a root.(use sudo command)