📄 README.md

# ⏳ Simple Countdown Timer (Python CLI)

This is a simple command-line countdown timer written in Python.  
The user can input minutes and seconds, and the timer counts down until it reaches zero.

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## 🧰 Features

- Set custom countdown time (minutes and seconds)
- Clean, single-line terminal display
- Beep sound notification when the timer ends
- Lightweight and easy to use (no external libraries)

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## 🖥️ Usage

### ✅ Run the script:

```bash
python timer.py

⌨️ Then enter the countdown time when prompted:

Enter minutes: 1
Enter seconds: 30

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🔔 Alert

When the timer reaches zero, your system will make a beep sound using:

print("\a")

If your terminal or OS doesn't support this, you can modify play_alert() to use sound libraries like playsound.

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📁 .gitignore (recommended)

Make sure to ignore virtual environments and Python cache files:

__pycache__/
*.pyc
*.pyo
*.log
venv/
.env/
.DS_Store

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✅ Requirements

• Python 3.x
• Works on Windows, macOS, Linux (standard terminal)

No external libraries needed.

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