How to add a custom text to View3D overlay with Python?

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I have a question: How to create a custom text in View3D Overlay using python, like this:
2024-02-11 17-04-35

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In the Text Editor under Templates > Python there is a template called: Operator Modal Draw that does what you are describing.

By default it will draw text to the screen and trace a line over where your mouse moves in the viewport.

You can simply delete the parts you don’t need.

These lines (lines 12-15 in the template):

    # draw some text
    blf.position(font_id, 15, 30, 0)
    blf.size(font_id, 20.0)
    blf.draw(font_id, "Hello Word " + str(len(self.mouse_path)))

define where the text is drawn, and what it will be.

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Thank you!