systray.py

'''create a system tray icon that controls screen brightness using wmi'''

from infi.systray import SysTrayIcon
import wmi


def bri_100(systray):
    '''brightness: 100%'''
    b = 100
    c = wmi.WMI(namespace='root\\wmi')

    br = c.WmiMonitorBrightnessMethods()[0]
    br.WmiSetBrightness(3, b) #b will be a precentage / 100


def bri_75(systray):
    '''brightness: 75%'''
    b = 75
    c = wmi.WMI(namespace='root\\wmi')

    br = c.WmiMonitorBrightnessMethods()[0]
    br.WmiSetBrightness(3, b) #b will be a precentage / 100


def bri_50(systray):
    '''brightness: 50%'''
    b = 50
    c = wmi.WMI(namespace='root\\wmi')

    br = c.WmiMonitorBrightnessMethods()[0]
    br.WmiSetBrightness(3, b) #b will be a precentage / 100


def bri_25(systray):
    '''brightness 25%'''
    b = 25
    c = wmi.WMI(namespace='root\\wmi')

    br = c.WmiMonitorBrightnessMethods()[0]
    br.WmiSetBrightness(3, b) #b will be a precentage / 100


def bri_0(systray):
    '''brightness: 0%'''
    b = 0
    c = wmi.WMI(namespace='root\\wmi')

    br = c.WmiMonitorBrightnessMethods()[0]
    br.WmiSetBrightness(3, b) #b will be a precentage / 100


menu = (("brightness: 100%", None, bri_100),
                ("brightness: 75%", None, bri_75),
                ("brightness: 50%", None, bri_50),
                ("brightness: 25%", None, bri_25),
                ("brightness: 0%", None, bri_0))

systray = SysTrayIcon("icon.ico", "brightness", menu)

systray.start()