Sends an alert to the user when I person logs on to Lync.

lyncAlert.py

# Person Alert
# Jake Robinson
# 06MAR2013

import win32com.client
import time, win32api

im = win32com.client.Dispatch('Communicator.UIAutomation')
user_name = raw_input('Email of person to track: ')
print 'I will let you know when they log on.'

condition = True

while condition:
    time.sleep(1)
    person = im.GetContact(user_name, im.MyServiceId)
    if person.Status == 2:
        option = win32api.MessageBox(0, '%s has logged on!' % user_name, 'ALERT', 0x00001000)
        if option == 1:
            condition = False