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#!/usr/bin/env python
import os
import random
import subprocess
from textwrap import dedent
image_dir = "/home/nando/Pictures/nasa"
def get_wallpaper(image_dir):
image = random.choice(os.listdir(image_dir))
image_path = os.path.join(image_dir, image)
print(image_path)
return(image_path)
def make_dbus_script(image_path):
dbus_script = dedent('''\
var Desktops = desktops();
for (i=0;i<Desktops.length;i++) {{
d = Desktops[i];
d.wallpaperPlugin = "org.kde.image";
d.currentConfigGroup = Array("Wallpaper", "org.kde.image", "General");
d.writeConfig("Image", "file://{}")
}}
''').format(image_path)
print(dbus_script)
return(dbus_script)
def set_wallpaper(dbus_script):
subprocess.Popen([
'dbus-send',
'--session',
'--dest=org.kde.plasmashell',
'--type=method_call',
'/PlasmaShell',
'org.kde.PlasmaShell.evaluateScript',
'string:{}'.format(dbus_script)
])
image_path = get_wallpaper(image_dir)
dbus_script = make_dbus_script(image_path)
set_wallpaper(dbus_script)
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