Skype: mute\unmute current call

skype-mute.py

#!/usr/bin/python2
import sys
import traceback
import re

import dbus
import dbus.service
#for event loop
import gobject
from dbus.mainloop.glib import DBusGMainLoop

#######################################################
#catching the events
class Callback_obj(dbus.service.Object):
    def __init__(self, bus, object_path):
        dbus.service.Object.__init__(self, bus, object_path, bus_name='com.Skype.API')

    @dbus.service.method(dbus_interface='com.Skype.API')
    def Notify(self, message_text):
        pass
    
######################################################

dbus.mainloop.glib.DBusGMainLoop(set_as_default=True)

#connect to the session
session_bus = dbus.SessionBus()

#connect to Skype
skype = session_bus.get_object('com.Skype.API', '/com/Skype')

#ok lets hit up skype now!
answer = skype.Invoke('NAME PythonManageCall')
if answer != 'OK':
    sys.exit('Could not bind to Skype client')
answer = skype.Invoke('PROTOCOL 5')
if (answer != 'PROTOCOL 5'):
    sys.exit('Could not agree on protocol!')

#tie up the events to the skype
skype_callback = Callback_obj(session_bus, '/com/Skype/Client')

print 'Connected to the Skype system!\n'

answer = skype.Invoke('SEARCH ACTIVECALLS') #get calls going on right now!
if(re.search(r'CALLS [0-9]+', answer)): # see if there was a call
    callNum = re.search(r'CALLS ([0-9]+)', answer).group(1)
    callStatus = skype.Invoke('GET CALL ' + callNum + ' STATUS')
    print callStatus
    muteStatus = skype.Invoke('GET MUTE')
    print muteStatus
    if(muteStatus == 'MUTE OFF'):
        print 'ON'
        skype.Invoke('SET MUTE ON')
    else:
        print 'OFF'
        skype.Invoke('SET MUTE OFF')