Learning Python: a script for activating Slack after some idle period (on Windows).

slacker.py

import time
import pyautogui as gui
import win32api
from pygetwindow._pygetwindow_win import Win32Window


def getIdleSeconds():
    return int((win32api.GetTickCount() - win32api.GetLastInputInfo()) / 1000.0)


def getSlackWindow():
    windows = gui.getWindowsWithTitle('Slack |')
    if not windows:
        return None
    return windows[0]


def pingSlack():
    slackWindow = getSlackWindow()
    if not type(slackWindow) is Win32Window:
        justMove()
        return None

    try:
        slackWindow.activate()
    except:
        slackWindow.minimize()
        slackWindow.restore()
        slackWindow.activate()

    with gui.hold('ctrlleft'):
        gui.press('k')
    gui.write('@me')
    gui.press('enter')
    gui.write('\b')


def justMove():
    gui.move(10, 10)
    time.sleep(1)
    gui.move(-10, -10)


while True:
    if getIdleSeconds() > 300:
        activeWindow = gui.getActiveWindow()
        activeWindow.activate()
        pingSlack()

    time.sleep(300)