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# nnoremap <silent> <F5> :!clear;python %<CR>

import os
def clear():
    os.system('clear')

import time

# nul -> tuple of tuples for balanced ternary hours(3), minutes(4) and seconds(4)
def terTime():
    a = time.time() - (12*60*60) # get time with adjustment for noon = 0
    a += -5 * 60 * 60 # adjust for daylight
    a = a - (round(a / (60*60*24)) * (60*60*24)) # strip days
    h = a / (60*60) # show hours

# print h # diagnostic for time adjustments

lHrs = list((round(h / 9), round(((h/9) - round(h/9))*3), round(((((h/9) - round(h/9))*3) - (round(((h/9) - round(h/9))*3)))*3)))
    m = (((((h/9) - round(h/9))*3) - (round(((h/9) - round(h/9))*3)))*3) - round(((((h/9) - round(h/9))*3) - (round(((h/9) - round(h/9))*3)))*3)
    m = 60*m
    s = (m - round(m)) * 60
    lMin = list(range(4))
    lSec = list(range(4))
    c = m / 27
    d = s / 27
    for x in lMin:
        lMin[x], lSec[x] = round(c), round(d)
        c , d = (c - lMin[x])*3, (d - lSec[x])*3
    return (tuple(lHrs), tuple(lMin), tuple(lSec))

# tuple -> string
def timeString(t):
    s = "The time is "
    # the following line was replaced because pythonfiddle does not accept terminal commands for colored text.
    # c = ('\x1b[1;31m@\033[0m', '\x1b[0;37m*\033[0m', '\x1b[1;34m#\033[0m')
    c = ( '@', '*', '#' )
    for i in range(3):
        s += c[int(t[0][i]+1)] + ' '
    s += 'hours;   '
    for i in range (4):
        s += c[int(t[1][i]+1)] + ' '
    s += 'minutes;   '
    for i in range (4):
        s += c[int(t[2][i]+1)] + ' '
    s += 'seconds.'
    return s

m = ""
while True:
   # print (time.time() % 1) # diagnostic for sleep cycle
   t = timeString(terTime())
   if m != t:
       m = t
       clear()
       print(t)
   # time.sleep did not seem to work in fiddle.     
   # time.sleep(.5 - (((time.time()*2)%1)*.5))

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