QuickPhrase_Time.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import subprocess
import time
import os


def run_cmd(cmdlist):
    """ Reusable function for running external commands """
    new_env = dict( os.environ ) 
    new_env['LC_ALL'] = 'C' 
    try:
        stdout = subprocess.check_output(cmdlist,env=new_env)
    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
        pass
    else:
        if stdout:
            return stdout

if __name__ == '__main__':
    user_home = os.path.expanduser('~')
    config_file = '.config/fcitx/data/QuickPhrase.mb'
    config_full_path = os.path.join(user_home,config_file)
    found = None

    while True:
         lines = []
         time.sleep(1)
         with open(config_full_path) as f:
              for line in f:
                  lines.append(line.strip())
                  if line.startswith('time_now'):
                      found = True
         # print(lines)
         if found:
             with open(config_full_path,'w') as f:
                  for line in lines:
                      if line.startswith('time_now'):
                         time_now = run_cmd(['date', 
                                             '+%Y-%m-%d %I:%M'
                                             ]).decode().strip()
                         line = 'time_now ' + time_now + '\n'
                      else:
                         line = line + '\n'
                      f.write(line)