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Linux Automation using Python.md

Linux Automation using Python

boppreh/keyboard

  • Supports binding functions to keyboard hotkeys

  • Also has hotstrings (abbreviations)

    • These didn't properly work during my testing!

  • Is pure python

    • Requires root!

cryzed's hotstrings

  • No hotkeys but amazing hotstrings support

    • replace, run-replace etc.

  • To Do

    • Understand & Modularize
    • Run as a daemon
    • Bind functions to hotstrings
    • Hotkey support?

ShareY

  • Grab screenshot, upload to imgur, copy to clipboard

  • Uses KDE's spectacle

    • Rectangular region etc all work!

  • Uses PIL to resize etc.

    • which can be removed

DBUS

  • Can be used to extract information from Clementine

    • or control it!

  • Can get currently connected WiFi

    • or bind to an signal when it changes

  • Tutorial

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