mac-screensaver 2018.11.19

MacOS screensaver

Install

$ [sudo] pip install mac-screensaver

Functions

function	description
mac_screensaver.name()	return active screensaver name
mac_screensaver.names()	return list of screensavers names
mac_screensaver.pid()	return screensaver pid
mac_screensaver.start()	start screensaver
mac_screensaver.stop()	kill screensaver process
mac_screensaver.preferences.clock()	return True if "Show with clock" enabled, else False
mac_screensaver.preferences.idle()	return screensaver idle time in seconds. 0 if disabled

CLI

usage	description
python -m mac_screensaver.name	print current screensaver name
python -m mac_screensaver.pid	print screensaver pid
python -m mac_screensaver.start	start screensaver
python -m mac_screensaver.stop	stop screensaver

Examples

>>> mac_screensaver.start()
>>> mac_screensaver.pid()
1488
>>> mac_screensaver.stop()

>>> mac_screensaver.names()
['Random', 'Flurry', 'Arabesque', 'Word of the Day', 'iTunes Artwork', 'Computer Name', 'Shell', 'FloatingMessage', 'iLifeSlideshows']
>>> mac_screensaver.name()  # current name
'iLifeSlideshows'

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