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Ubuntu AppIndicator to show Chuck Norris jokes - Updated to python 3
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| # This code is an example for a tutorial on Ubuntu Unity/Gnome AppIndicators: | |
| # http://candidtim.github.io/appindicator/2014/09/13/ubuntu-appindicator-step-by-step.html | |
| import os | |
| import signal | |
| import json | |
| from urllib import request | |
| from urllib.error import URLError | |
| from urllib.request import urlopen | |
| from gi.repository import Gtk as gtk | |
| from gi.repository import AppIndicator3 as appindicator | |
| from gi.repository import Notify as notify | |
| APPINDICATOR_ID = 'myappindicator' | |
| def main(): | |
| indicator = appindicator.Indicator.new(APPINDICATOR_ID, os.path.abspath('sample_icon.svg'), appindicator.IndicatorCategory.SYSTEM_SERVICES) | |
| indicator.set_status(appindicator.IndicatorStatus.ACTIVE) | |
| indicator.set_menu(build_menu()) | |
| notify.init(APPINDICATOR_ID) | |
| gtk.main() | |
| def build_menu(): | |
| menu = gtk.Menu() | |
| item_joke = gtk.MenuItem('Joke') | |
| item_joke.connect('activate', joke) | |
| menu.append(item_joke) | |
| item_quit = gtk.MenuItem('Quit') | |
| item_quit.connect('activate', quit) | |
| menu.append(item_quit) | |
| menu.show_all() | |
| return menu | |
| def fetch_joke(): | |
| with urlopen('http://api.icndb.com/jokes/random?limitTo=[nerdy]') as req: | |
| msg = req.read(); | |
| msg = msg.decode('utf-8') | |
| joke = json.loads(msg)['value']['joke'] | |
| return joke | |
| def joke(_): | |
| notify.Notification.new("<b>Joke</b>", fetch_joke(), None).show() | |
| def quit(_): | |
| notify.uninit() | |
| gtk.main_quit() | |
| if __name__ == "__main__": | |
| signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_DFL) | |
| main() |
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