python-xlib has DPMS support
now. It also doesn't need Xlib libraries installed to compile it, that is
always a plus.
If you want to continue using this fork or the original project, it is fine,
but remember that there is no license so the usage of this code in a project
is unclear. python-xlib is properly licensed by LGPL v.2.1 or later:
https://github.com/python-xlib/python-xlib/blob/master/LICENSE.
Here is an example on how to use DPMS with python-xlib:
https://github.com/python-xlib/python-xlib/blob/733556f8b40b2d2643830ac193a0ffdd6560dbfc/examples/dpms.py.
This are Python bindings to the DPMS X11 extension module for controlling your monitor power savings state.
The DPMS interface lets you control the power level of your monitor
(On, Standby, Suspend, or Off). It is a simple interface that lets you
get/set timeouts of inactivity to enter these states or you can force it to
enter any of the states.
See example.py on how to use it. This file should be sufficient on how to use
it. It first shows how to query all the different settings and then shows how
to set them.
See also man xset for a program that lets you modify the DPMS state from the
command line.
These are bindings to the DPMS X11 extension module and as such only work from within an X11 session. They do not work from a console outside of X11.
Install libXext and python development packages installed. For example, on
RedHat/Fedora:
# yum install libXext-devel python-devel
On Ubuntu:
# apt-get install libxext6-dev python-dev
On Arch Linux:
# pacman -S libxext python
On NixOS, use the provided shell.nix file:
# This will setup everything, no need to build/install later
$ nix-shell
Then run:
$ python setup.py build
Then as root, run:
# python setup.py install
If you prefer, you can also build it inside a venv, without root:
$ python -m venv venv
$ source venv/bin/activate
$ python setup.py install
That's it. Now run:
$ python scripts/example.py
to test it out. Also try the turnoff.py script:
$ python scripts/turnoff.py
It should turn off your monitor after a 1 second wait. Press any key to wake it back up.
This is a fork of python-dpms, porting it to Python 3. It also include some bugfixes.