wallpaper-fetcher 0.2.1

A python script to automatically fetch and apply the daily Bing wallpaper on Linux, Mac or Windows.

Wallpaper Fetcher

Small cli program to automatically download and set the daily Bing wallpaper on Windows, Linux or Mac.

> wallpaper-fetcher -h  

usage: Wallpaper Fetcher [-h] [-f] [-n NUMBER] [-r RES] [-d] [-l LOCALE] [-o OUTPUT] [-v] [--debug]

This little tool fetches the Bing wallpaper of the day and automatically applies it (Windows/Mac/Linux).

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -f, --force           Force re-download an already downloaded image (default: False)
  -n, --number NUMBER   Number of latest wallpapers to download (default: 1)
  -r, --res RES         Custom resolution. UHD by default. Use --valid-res to see all valid resolutions (default: UHD)
  -d, --download        Only download the wallpaper(s) without updating the desktop background (default: False)
  -l, --locale LOCALE   The market to use. (default: en-US)
  -o, --output OUTPUT   Output directory where the wallpapers should be saved (default: None)
  -u, --update          Automatically update the wallpaper every x seconds (default: False)
  -i, --update-interval UPDATE_INTERVAL
                        The interval in seconds to use to update the wallpaper (default: 300)
  -a, --attached        Run wallpaper rotation in attached mode (see all logs) (default: False)
  -s, --stop            Stop the wallpaper rotator (default: False)
  -v, --version         Prints the installed version number (default: False)
  --valid-res           List all valid resolutions (default: False)
  --debug               Set log level to debug (default: False)

In addition, the executable versions of this program support enabling autostart which automatically downloads the current wallpaper of the day on login. To enable autostart, use --enable-auto and to disable it use --disable-auto:

  --enable-auto         Enable autostart (default: False)
  --disable-auto        Remove autostart (default: False)

Credits

• The source code in set_wallpaper.py was copied from the Textual Paint project licensed under the MIT License.