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change my background with python

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Change My Background with Python

This is a small app to put in my crontab to go to Unsplash grab a random picture, download it, set it as my desktop background, and post a tweet about it.

Check out @endo_img on twitter to see the recent pictures.

Needed:

I have all the files in one directory, and setup cron to run 'changeBackground.py'.

Unsplash API app and key. - https://unsplash.com/developers - You just need READ type rights on your app as it doesn't POST (YET)

Twitter API keys and tokens - rights to POST an update user timeline

Written for Python 2.7 on OSX 10.11

Have a better way? Want to make a change?

fork it, update it, push it. hit me up on twitter @endodino.

TO DO:

  • Add 'likes' to Unsplash pics

    • requires Unsplash Oauth
    • Once a picture is set as my background, give it a like

  • Code clean up

    • collapse to one file