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def notify(title, subtitle=None):
    """Display a NSUserNotification on Mac OS X >= 10.8"""
    from objc import lookUpClass
    NSUserNotification = lookUpClass('NSUserNotification')
    NSUserNotificationCenter = lookUpClass('NSUserNotificationCenter')
    if not NSUserNotification or not NSUserNotificationCenter:
        return

    notification = NSUserNotification.alloc().init()
    notification.setTitle_(str(title))
    if subtitle:
        notification.setSubtitle_(str(subtitle))

    notifcation_center = NSUserNotificationCenter.defaultUserNotificationCenter()
    notifcation_center.scheduleNotification_(notification)