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Use the recent "Astronomy Picture of the Day" by NASA as your desktop wallpaper (Python script for Mac OS X, should be easy do adapt for Linux or Windows)
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| #!/usr/bin/python | |
| # Downloads the current "Astronomy Picture of the Day" from nasa.gov and sets as wallpaper | |
| # | |
| # Installation steps: | |
| # - store this file somewhere and take note of the path | |
| # - change WALLPAPER_DIR to some folder in your home directory | |
| # and create the folder | |
| # - make it executable: | |
| # chmod a+x /path/to/change_wallpaper | |
| # - follow instructions given in the .plist file to make it run daily | |
| FEED_URL = "http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/" | |
| WALLPAPER_DIR = "/Users/mw/Pictures/Wallpapers/APOD" | |
| import subprocess, re, datetime | |
| from urllib import urlopen, urlretrieve | |
| import os.path, os | |
| def main(): | |
| xml = urlopen(FEED_URL).read() | |
| m = re.search(r"a href=\"(image/.*?)\"", xml) | |
| #m = re.search(r"img src=\"(.*?)\"", xml) | |
| first_img = FEED_URL + m.group(1) | |
| name = re.sub(r"^.*/", "", first_img) | |
| filename = "%s/%s-%s" % (WALLPAPER_DIR, str(datetime.date.today()), name) | |
| print "Image URL: ", first_img | |
| print "Filename: ", name | |
| print "Target file: ", filename | |
| if os.path.isfile(filename): | |
| print "File already exists." | |
| else: | |
| print "Downloading..." | |
| urlretrieve(first_img, filename) | |
| set_desktop_background(filename) | |
| SCRIPT = """/usr/bin/osascript -s o<<END | |
| tell application "Finder" | |
| set desktop picture to POSIX file "%s" | |
| end tell | |
| END""" | |
| def set_desktop_background(filename): | |
| print "Changing wallpaper..." | |
| #subprocess.Popen(SCRIPT%filename, shell=True) | |
| subprocess.check_call(SCRIPT%filename, shell=True) | |
| main() |
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| <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> | |
| <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC -//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN | |
| http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd > | |
| <plist version="1.0"> | |
| <dict> | |
| <key>Label</key> | |
| <string>io.weller.max.changewallpaper</string> | |
| <!-- | |
| store this file in ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ | |
| edit the path to change_wallpaper below | |
| --> | |
| <key>Program</key> | |
| <string>/path/to/change_wallpaper</string> | |
| <key>RunAtLoad</key> | |
| <true/> | |
| <key>StartCalendarInterval</key> | |
| <dict> | |
| <key>Hour</key> | |
| <integer>3</integer> | |
| <key>Minute</key> | |
| <integer>15</integer> | |
| </dict> | |
| </dict> | |
| </plist> |
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