A script download Bing's img and set as wallpaper
Project description
Requirements
Linux platform(Currently support gnome and xfce)
Python 2.7
Requests lib
Libnotify-bin(for Arch: libnotify)
Install
$ sudo pip install wonderful_bing $ sudo apt-get install libnotify-bin
Usage
Manually
You need to set a directory to save the download pictures, end with ‘/’.
$ wonderful_bing -d /path/to/save/pictures/
Automatically(recommand)
Add it to startup application(in my Linux Mint16) if you power on your pc and power off your pc regularly, then every time you boot up your pc, this script will automatically run for you.
Or use cron. Let me give you an example:
0 8 * * * env DISPLAY=:0 /usr/local/bin/wonderful_bing -d /home/lord63/pictures/bing/
we need ``env DISPLAY=:0``, otherwise the notify can’t display at all, and remember the ``/`` at the end.
Or use anacron if you ofen hang up your pc instead of powering off it. but the original anacron will run the script in root, thus it may fail in setting the picture to wallpaper. Follow this to let you run anacron as normal user. Let me give you an example, add the following line in $HOME/.anacron/anacrontab:
1 1 wonderful_bing env DISPLAY=:0 /usr/local/bin/wonderful_bing -d /home/lord63/pictures/bing/
If you find a better way, please let me know :)
Snapshots
the first time you run it:
$ wonderful_bing -d /home/lord63/pictures/bing/ Successfully download the picture to --> /home/lord63/pictures/bing/CascadePools.jpg Successfully set the picture as the wallpaper. :)
if you don’t set the directory:
$ wonderful_bing Set the directory to save Bing's imgs first. For more information, use --help.
if the picture has been downloaded before:
$ wonderful_bing -d /home/lord63/pictures/bing/ You have downloaded the picture before. Have a look at it --> /home/lord63/pictures/bing/CascadePools.jpg
if your pc doesn’t connect to the network, it will try again after 5 mins.
$ wonderful_bing -d /home/lord63/pictures/bing/ ConnectionError,check your network please. Will try again after 5 minutes.
License
MIT License
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