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dbus_session_lock.py
"""DBus Display Manager Session Lock
@author Evgenii Danilin <evgenii.danilin.m@gmail.com
"""
import dbus # type: ignore
SERVICE_NAME = 'org.freedesktop.DisplayManager'
SERVICE_PATH = '/org/freedesktop/DisplayManager/Session0'
def get_session_iface():
bus = dbus.SystemBus()
proxy = bus.get_object(SERVICE_NAME, SERVICE_PATH)
return dbus.Interface(proxy, dbus_interface=SERVICE_NAME+'.Session')
def lock():
session_iface = get_session_iface()
session_iface.Lock()
def main():
lock()
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
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