balloontip.py

#Code Belongs to : https://gist.github.com/brousch/6523559

import os
import sys
import time
import win32con
import win32gui
from win32api import GetModuleHandle
import threading


class WindowsBalloonTip:
	def __init__(self, title, msg):
		t = threading.Thread(target=self.DoEverything,args=[title,msg])
		t.start()
		
	def DoEverything(self, title='beep', msg='boop'):
		message_map = {win32con.WM_DESTROY: self.OnDestroy, }
		# Register the Window class.
		wc = win32gui.WNDCLASS()
		self.destroyed = False
		hinst = wc.hInstance = GetModuleHandle(None)
		wc.lpszClassName = "PythonTaskbar"
		wc.lpfnWndProc = message_map    # could also specify a wndproc.
		class_atom = win32gui.RegisterClass(wc)
		# Create the Window.
		style = win32con.WS_OVERLAPPED | win32con.WS_SYSMENU
		self.hwnd = win32gui.CreateWindow(class_atom, "Taskbar", style,
										  0, 0, win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT,
										  win32con.CW_USEDEFAULT, 0, 0,
										  hinst, None)
		win32gui.UpdateWindow(self.hwnd)
		icon_path_name = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(sys.path[0],
													  "balloontip.ico"))
		icon_flags = win32con.LR_LOADFROMFILE | win32con.LR_DEFAULTSIZE
		try:
			hicon = win32gui.LoadImage(hinst, icon_path_name,
									   win32con.IMAGE_ICON, 0, 0, icon_flags)
		except:
			hicon = win32gui.LoadIcon(0, win32con.IDI_APPLICATION)
		flags = win32gui.NIF_ICON | win32gui.NIF_MESSAGE | win32gui.NIF_TIP
		nid = (self.hwnd, 0, flags, win32con.WM_USER+20, hicon, "tooltip")
		win32gui.Shell_NotifyIcon(win32gui.NIM_ADD, nid)
		win32gui.Shell_NotifyIcon(win32gui.NIM_MODIFY,
								  (self.hwnd, 0, win32gui.NIF_INFO,
								   win32con.WM_USER+20, hicon,
								   "Balloon  tooltip", msg, 200, title))
		# self.show_balloon(title, msg)
		time.sleep(10)
		win32gui.DestroyWindow(self.hwnd)
		win32gui.UnregisterClass(class_atom, hinst)
		self.destroyed = True

	def OnDestroy(self, hwnd, msg, wparam, lparam):
		nid = (self.hwnd, 0)
		win32gui.Shell_NotifyIcon(win32gui.NIM_DELETE, nid)
		win32gui.PostQuitMessage(0)  # Terminate the app.

	def isDestroyed(self):
		return self.destroyed


def balloon_tip(title, msg):
	w = WindowsBalloonTip(title, msg)
	return w