How to mount a local volume using gvfs (gio) in Python 3 - quick and dirty.

mount.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

# Quick and dirty implementation of mounting a local volume using Gio.
# For people who were scratching their heads like me.

# Code below based on infos from:
# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5709454/gio-check-if-volume-is-mounted
# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1991206/accessing-samba-shares-with-gio-in-python/2051628#2051628


from gi.repository import Gio, GObject


VOLUME_NAME = 'TrekStor'
VOLUME_UUID = '3d9d84c9-460d-4047-8e6f-1013df72acd0'


def mount_done_cb(obj, res, user_data):
    # print(obj, res, user_data)
    # obj.mount_enclosing_volume_finish(res)
    obj.mount_finish(res)
    # print('done.')
    # print(1, obj.get_name(), obj.get_uuid(), obj.get_mount(), obj.get_drive())
    # print(2, obj.get_mount().get_uuid())
    # print(3, obj.get_mount().get_default_location().get_path())
    print(4, obj.get_mount().get_root().get_path())
    # print(5, obj.get_mount().get_volume())
    # print(6, obj.get_mount().get_drive())
    user_data.quit()


def main():
    mo = Gio.MountOperation()
    mo.set_anonymous(True)

    vm = Gio.VolumeMonitor.get()
    # print(dir(vm))
    # print(vm.get_mount_for_uuid(VOLUME_UUID))
    # print(vm.get_volume_for_uuid(VOLUME_UUID))
    loop = GObject.MainLoop()
    found = False
    for v in vm.get_volumes():
        name = v.get_name()
        if name == VOLUME_NAME:
            mount = v.get_mount()
            print(name, v.get_uuid(), v.get_mount(), v.get_drive())
            if not mount:
                v.mount(0, mo, None, mount_done_cb, loop)
                # print(name, v.get_uuid(), v.get_mount(), v.get_drive())
                found = True

    if found:
        loop.run()


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()