macals 0.1.0

Access ambient light sensor on macOS

macals

Python module for accessing the ambient light sensor on macOS

Usage

Command Line

python -m macals

This will iterate all ambient light sensors and their lux values.

Python

from macals import list_sensors

for sensor in list_sensors:
    print(f'{sensor.name}: {sensor.get_current_lux()} lux')

There is likely only ever to be a single sensor, so macals.find_sensor() is probably fine to use, which just returns the first.

from macals import find_sensor

sensor = find_sensor()
print(f'{sensor.name}: {sensor.get_current_lux()} lux')

You can also just use the LightSensor class if you know the service name:

from macals import LightSensor

sensor = LightSensor('AppleSPUVD6286')
print(f'{sensor.name}: {sensor.get_current_lux()} lux')