notifier.py

import time
import notify2
from topNews import topStories
 
# path to notification window icon
ICON_PATH = "put full path to icon image here"
 
# fetch news items
newsitems = topStories()
 
# initialise the d-bus connection
notify2.init("News Notifier")
 
# create Notification object
n = notify2.Notification(None, icon = ICON_PATH)
 
# set urgency level
n.set_urgency(notify2.URGENCY_NORMAL)
 
# set timeout for a notification
n.set_timeout(10000)
 
for newsitem in newsitems:
 
    # update notification data for Notification object
    n.update(newsitem['title'], newsitem['description'])
 
    # show notification on screen
    n.show()
 
    # short delay between notifications
    time.sleep(15)