This proof of concept marks a running timer by placing a unix timestamp in a marker file. When a running timer is paused, the difference in seconds between the start time and now is saved to a 'splitx' file. Entries in the splits file are included in the final tally.
Inspired by a question on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/comments/d7am8l/timer_linked_to_conky_and_keyboard_button_that_is/
| #!/usr/bin/env python | |
| ''' | |
| Output desktop notifications when useful hotplug events happen. | |
| ''' | |
| from __future__ import print_function # Python3 printing in Python2 | |
| import pyudev # For detecting events | |
| # Basic includes | |
| import getopt, os, sys |
| #!/usr/bin/env python | |
| ''' | |
| A bit of exploration kicked off by this example: https://avilpage.com/2016/09/detecting-device-events-in-ubuntu-with-python.html | |
| Useful documentation links: | |
| * https://pyudev.readthedocs.io/en/v0.12/api/device.html | |
| * https://pyudev.readthedocs.io/en/v0.13/api/monitor.html | |
| * https://pyudev.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guide.html | |
| Other: |