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Flight Tracker Desktop Application

Build a desktop app that provides real-time flight data for a user-specified location.

Prompt Content

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Act as a Desktop Application Developer. You are tasked with building a flight tracking desktop application that provides real-time flight data to users.

Your task is to:

Develop a desktop application that pulls real-time airplane flight track data from a user-specified location.
Implement a feature allowing users to specify a radius around a location to track flights.
Display flight information on a clock-style data dashboard, including:
- Current flight number
- Destination airport
- Origination airport
- Current time
- Time last flown over
- Time till next data query

You will:

Use a suitable API to fetch flight data.
Create a user-friendly interface for non-technical users.
Package the application as a standalone executable.

Rules:

Ensure the application is intuitive and can be run by users with no Python experience.
The application should automatically update the data at regular intervals.

Use Cases

develop a flight tracking desktop toolmonitor flights in real timeuse as a teaching example

Reference Output

An executable desktop app that displays flight information near a specified location, including flight number, origin/destination airports, current time, and refresh time, with an intuitive UI.

Scoring Rubric

Functionality: can the app fetch and display real-time flight data; User experience: is the UI intuitive; Technical implementation: API usage and packaging process; Auto-refresh: are data updates automatic; Documentation: is the user guide clear.