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Code to Send Laptop Notifications using Python
2 min readDec 4, 2024
Let me explain the code line by line:
Code Breakdown
1. from plyer import notification
This line imports the notification
module from the plyer
library.
plyer
is a Python library used for accessing platform-independent APIs, like notifications, file management, and sensors.- The
notification
module specifically allows you to send desktop notifications.
2. notification.notify()
This method triggers the desktop notification.
- It takes several arguments to customize the notification.
Arguments in notification.notify()
1. title="Reminder"
The title of the notification.
- This will appear as the bold headline in the notification box.
- Example: “Reminder” appears prominently in the notification.
2. message="Take a break and stretch!"
The main content of the notification.
- This is the actual message displayed below the title in the notification.
- Example: “Take a break…