pyNotificationCenter.py

# Python integration with Mountain Lion's notification center

import Foundation, objc

NSUserNotification = objc.lookUpClass('NSUserNotification')
NSUserNotificationCenter = objc.lookUpClass('NSUserNotificationCenter')

def notify(title, subtitle, info_text, delay=0, sound=False, userInfo={}):
  """ Python method to show a desktop notification on Mountain Lion. Where:
        title: Title of notification
        subtitle: Subtitle of notification
        info_text: Informative text of notification
        delay: Delay (in seconds) before showing the notification
        sound: Play the default notification sound
        userInfo: a dictionary that can be used to handle clicks in your
                  app's applicationDidFinishLaunching:aNotification method
  """
  notification = NSUserNotification.alloc().init()
  notification.setTitle_(title)
  notification.setSubtitle_(subtitle)
  notification.setInformativeText_(info_text)
  notification.setUserInfo_(userInfo)
  if sound:
    notification.setSoundName_("NSUserNotificationDefaultSoundName")
  notification.setDeliveryDate_(Foundation.NSDate.dateWithTimeInterval_sinceDate_(delay, Foundation.NSDate.date()))
  NSUserNotificationCenter.defaultUserNotificationCenter().scheduleNotification_(notification)