ncprefs.py

Control Notification Center via the command line!

I needed a project to learn a little Python with and decided to re-write Jacob Salmela's NCUtil to work with current versions of macOS.

Pull requests, code corrections and ideas are welcome!

Requirements

The PyObjC bridge is required: pip3 install pyobjc (A nice option might be to use Greg Neagle's relocatable Python to push your own and the change the #!/usr/local/bin/python3 in this script to match the installation path.)
The macadmins org on GitHub has a solution for maintaining your instance of python. github.com/macadmins/python This repo is designed to take and extend Greg Neagle's relocatable python and make managing your python even easier.

For Catalina users, this will require the notifications to have been user approved.

Print the help dialogue:

./ncprefs.py -h

List all available Apps along with their Bundle ID's

./ncprefs.py -l

Show the current alert style for Calendar:

./ncprefs.py --get-alert-style com.apple.iCal

Set the alert style to Banner for Calendar:

./ncprefs.py --set-alert-style banners com.apple.iCal

Enable badge icon:

./ncprefs.py --set-badge-icon enable com.apple.iCal

Re-work Show notifications function to allow for "Always" or "When unlocked" based on setting of "Show notifications on lock screen"
Adjust setting for multiple bundle-ids?
Argparse maybe could be cleaner?
Script the Do Not Disturb settings.