AppIndicator3 python3 example

app-indicator-demo.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import gi
import os

gi.require_version('Gtk', '3.0')

def gi_import(name, ver):
    try:
        gi.require_version(name, ver)
        return True, None
    except Exception as e:
        return False, e

ok, e1 = gi_import('AppIndicator3', '0.1')
if not ok:
    ok, e2 = gi_import('AyatanaAppIndicator3', '0.1')
    if not ok:
        raise Exception('cannot import app indicator: %s; %s' % (e1, e2))
    else:
        from gi.repository import AyatanaAppIndicator3 as appindicator
else:
    from gi.repository import AppIndicator3 as appindicator

from gi.repository import Gtk


def menuitem_response(w, buf):
  print(buf)

if __name__ == "__main__":
  ind = appindicator.Indicator.new (
                        "example-simple-client",
                        "%s/logo.png" % os.getcwd(),
                        appindicator.IndicatorCategory.APPLICATION_STATUS)
  ind.set_status (appindicator.IndicatorStatus.ACTIVE)
  #ind.set_attention_icon_full ("indicator-messages-new", "Hi")

  # create a menu
  menu = Gtk.Menu()

  # create some 
  for i in range(2):
    buf = "Test-undermenu - %d" % i
    menu_items = Gtk.MenuItem(label=buf)
    menu.append(menu_items)

    # this is where you would connect your menu item up with a function:
    menu_items.connect("activate", menuitem_response, buf)

    # show the items
    menu_items.show()

  ind.set_menu(menu)
  Gtk.main()

python3-gi, (gir1.2-ayatanaappindicator3-0.1 or gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1) should be installed