Python post osx notification

Question

Using python I am wanting to post a message to the OSX Notification Center. What library do I need to use? should i write a program in objective-c and then call that progra

Answer 1

Try ntfy if you also want the script to be able to communicate with you over other devices.

Installation

[sudo] pip install ntfy 

where pip refers to the Package Installer of the target Python version

For Python3 installation:

[sudo] pip3 install ntfy    

Usage

I use this simple function for notifications regarding command executions and download completions:

def notification(title, message):
    """Notifies the logged in user about the download completion."""

    import os
    cmd = 'ntfy -t {0} send {1}'.format(title, message)
    os.system(cmd)

notification("Download Complete", "Mr.RobotS01E05.mkv saved at /path")

Advantages of ntfy

1. This tool is quite handy as it logs all the notifications directly to the Notification Center rather than referring to other third-party application.

2. Multiple Backend supports: This tool can connect to you over any device through services such as PushBullet, SimplePush, Slack, Telegram etc. Check the entire list of supported backend services here.