import pynotify

def notificate():
	n = pynotify.Notification("Hello World", "Simon says HELLO", "notification-message-im")
	n.set_urgency(pynotify.URGENCY_NORMAL)
	n.set_timeout(200)
	if not n.show():
		print "Failed to display notification"
		sys.exit(1)

if __name__ == '__main__':
	pynotify.init( "test" )
	notificate()