Simple Notifications

Simple Notifications is a cross-platform command line tool that allows to easily send out Email (also with attachment) and push notifications (using Pushover or Pushbullet)

Pre-requisites

• Python: installation instructions.
• Python Pip: it should be available in your Python install, if this is not your case here's installation instructions.

How to install

Once Python and Python Pip are installed:

$ git clone https://github.com/ltpitt/python-simple-notifications.git
$ cd python-simple-notifications
$ pip install .

Then customize simple_notifications_config.py with the required Email / Pushbullet / Pushover configuration data. It is easy to understand how if you read the comments in simple_notifications_config.py.

Example simple_notification_config.py path for a Windows 10 installation using Python 2.7:
C:\Python27\Lib\site-packages\simple_notifications\simple_notifications_config.py

Example simple_notification_config.py path for a Windows 10 installation using Python 3.9:
C:\Users\YOUR_USER\AppData\Local\Programs\Python\Python39\Lib\site-packages\simple_notifications

Example simple_notification_config.py path for a Linux installation using Python 2.7:
/usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/simple_notifications/simple_notifications_config.py

Example simple_notification_config.py path for a Linux installation using Python 3.9:
/usr/local/lib/python3.9/dist-packages/simple_notifications/simple_notifications_config.py

As last step remember to make the simple_notification_config.py file readable only by the user that will run the script.

On Windows right click on the file, properties and then customize the permissions tab using this explanation:

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727008.aspx

On Linux:

$ chmod 400 /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/simple_notifications/simple_notifications_config.py  

Usage

Here's how to display help:

$ simple-notifications --help

Output:

Usage: simple-notifications [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

  Simple Notifications sends out email and push notifications from your
  applications (using Pushbullet or Pushover)

Options:
  --help  Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  email       Send a notification using Email
  pushbullet  Send a notification using Pushbullet
  pushover    Send a notification using Pushover

Contribution guidelines

• If you have any idea or suggestion contact directly the Repo Owner

Who do I talk to?

• ltpitt: Repo Owner