# 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 urllib2 import Request, urlopen, URLError 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(): request = Request('http://api.icndb.com/jokes/random?limitTo=[nerdy]') response = urlopen(request) joke = json.loads(response.read())['value']['joke'] return joke def joke(_): notify.Notification.new("Joke", fetch_joke(), None).show() def quit(_): notify.uninit() gtk.main_quit() if __name__ == "__main__": signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_DFL) main()