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Minimal Ubuntu AppIndicator in Python, with support for SIGINT (e.g. Ctrl+C)
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myappindicator_v2.py
import signal
from gi.repository import Gtk as gtk
from gi.repository import AppIndicator3 as appindicator
APPINDICATOR_ID = 'myappindicator'
def main():
indicator = appindicator.Indicator.new(APPINDICATOR_ID, 'whatever', appindicator.IndicatorCategory.SYSTEM_SERVICES)
indicator.set_status(appindicator.IndicatorStatus.ACTIVE)
indicator.set_menu(gtk.Menu())
gtk.main()
if __name__ == "__main__":
signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, signal.SIG_DFL)
main()
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