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Minimal set-up for an Ubuntu AppIndicator in Python
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myappindicator_v1.py
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__":
main()
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I am running this script, but it is not showing the icon. It is only showing this warning:
LIBDBUSMENU-GLIB-WARNING **: 20:23:27.780: About to Show called on an item wihtout submenus. We're ignoring it.

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