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--- python:systray [2020/08/13 00:55] – Wulf Rajek
+++ python:systray [2023/05/29 11:55] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47095129/pystray-systray-icon
+https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9494739/how-to-build-a-systemtray-app-for-windows
+https://pystray.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html
+https://github.com/moses-palmer/pystray
+https://github.com/PySimpleGUI/PySimpleGUI/tree/master/PySimpleGUIWx
+https://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/a9t466/system_tray_icon_get_status_launch_programs_popup/
+Example:
+<code>
+pip install pystray pillow
+</code>
+<code>
+#!/usr/bin/python
+#import pystray
+from pystray import Icon as icon, Menu as menu, MenuItem as item
+from PIL import Image
+import os, sys
+def action():
+    pass
+def action_restart():
+    """Restarts the current program, with file objects and descriptors
+       cleanup
+    """
+    try:
+        p = psutil.Process(os.getpid())
+        for handler in p.get_open_files() + p.connections():
+            os.close(handler.fd)
+    except Exception as e:
+        #logging.error(e)
+        pass
+    icon.visible = False
+    python = sys.executable
+    os.execl(python, python, *sys.argv)
+    #os.execv(sys.executable, ['python'] + sys.argv)
+def action_quit():
+    icon.visible = False
+    print("Exiting application")
+    os._exit(0)
+def launch():
+    i = 0;
+    while i<1000000:
+        print(i)
+        i += 1
+    pass
+def resource_path(relative_path):
+    try:
+        base_path = sys._MEIPASS
+    except Exception:
+        base_path = os.path.abspath(".")
+    return os.path.join(base_path, relative_path)
+image = Image.open(resource_path("systrayicon.png"))
+#icon = pystray.Icon(name ="just text", icon =image, title ="Other Text", menu =None)
+menu = (item('name', action), item('Restart', action_restart), item('Exit', action_quit))
+icon = icon("name", image, "title", menu)
+def run_call(icon):
+    if icon is not None:
+        icon.visible = True
+    launch()
+icon.run(run_call)
+</code>
+Create version file using:
+<code>
+pip install pyinstaller_versionfile
+</code>
+<code>
+import pyinstaller_versionfile
+pyinstaller_versionfile.create_versionfile(
+    output_file="version.txt",
+    version="1.2.3.4",
+    company_name="My Imaginary Company",
+    file_description="Simple App",
+    internal_name="Simple App",
+    legal_copyright="© My Imaginary Company. All rights reserved.",
+    original_filename="SimpleApp.exe",
+    product_name="Simple App"
+)
+</code>
+To build as single file with additional data like images, the resource_path function needs to be included and pyinstaller needs to use the --add-data option. On Windows a semicolon is required, on linux a colon works.
+<code>
+wine pyinstaller.exe --onefile --icon=systrayicon.ico --add-data "systrayicon.png;." --version-file=version.txt systraytest.py
+</code>
+Pyinstaller options:
+<code>
+--onefile: Creates a single file. Synonyms: -F
+--windowed: Ensures that no console is opened during execution. Synonyms: -w and --noconsole
+--add-data: adds data to the file using "source:target" or "source;target"
+--version: adds exe file version information
+--icon: adds windows application icon file
+</code>