notifier.py

# Python integration with Mountain Lion's notification center

import Foundation
import objc

try:
    NSUserNotification = objc.lookUpClass('NSUserNotification')
    NSUserNotificationCenter = objc.lookUpClass('NSUserNotificationCenter')

    def notify(title, subtitle, info_text, delay=0, sound=False, userInfo={}):
        """ Python method to show a desktop notification on Mountain Lion. Where:
            title: Title of notification
            subtitle: Subtitle of notification
            info_text: Informative text of notification
            delay: Delay (in seconds) before showing the notification
            sound: Play the default notification sound
            setUserInfo_Info: a dictionary that can be used to handle clicks in your
                      app's applicationDidFinishLaunching:aNotification method
        """
        notification = NSUserNotification.alloc().init()
        notification.setTitle_(title)
        notification.setSubtitle_(subtitle)
        notification.setInformativeText_(info_text)
        notification.setUserInfo_(userInfo)
        if sound:
            notification.setSoundName_("NSUserNotificationDefaultSoundName")
        notification.setDeliveryDate_(Foundation.NSDate.dateWithTimeInterval_sinceDate_(delay, Foundation.NSDate.date()))
        NSUserNotificationCenter.defaultUserNotificationCenter().scheduleNotification_(notification)

except objc.nosuchclass_error:
    def notify(title, subtitle, info_text, delay=0, sound=False, userInfo={}):
        pass