pomodoro python

simple pomodoro python script with growl notification:

    
import sys
import time
import subprocess

pyosd = False
try:
    import pyosd
    osd = pyosd.osd()
    osd.set_align(pyosd.ALIGN_CENTER)
    osd.set_pos(pyosd.POS_MID)
    display = osd.display
except:
    display = lambda x: sys.stdout.write(str(x)+"\n")

WORK_TICK = "/home/noufal/scratch/clock-ticking-4.mp3"
REST_TICK = "/home/noufal/scratch/clock-ticking-5.mp3"
ALARM     = "/home/noufal/scratch/alarm-clock-1.mp3"
DEV_NULL  = open("/dev/null","w")

def tick(duration, tick):
    "Plays a the ticking sound specified by tick for duration time"
    cmd = ["mpg123", "--loop", "-1" , tick]
    p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout = DEV_NULL, stderr = subprocess.PIPE)
    try:
        time.sleep(duration)
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        display("Interrupting")
    p.kill()

def alarm(alarm):
    "Plays the alarm sound specified by alarm"
    cmd = ["mpg123", alarm]
    p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout = DEV_NULL, stderr = subprocess.PIPE)
    p.wait()

def main(args):
    if len(args[1:]) != 2:
        print "Usage : %s work_time rest_time"%args[0]
        return -1
    twork, trest = args[1:]
    display("Work now")
    tick(int(twork)*60, WORK_TICK)
    alarm(ALARM)
    display("Rest now")
    tick(int(trest)*60, REST_TICK)
    alarm(ALARM)
    display("Cycle complete")
    return 0

if __name__ == "__main__":
    sys.exit(main(sys.argv))

Pomodoro technique RPG game.