libdesktop.startup¶

A module for interacting with the system startup.

libdesktop.startup.add_item(name, command, system_wide=False)[source]¶

Adds a program to startup.

Adds a program to user startup.

Parameters:	name (str) – The name of the startup entry. command (str) – The command to run. system_wide (bool) – Add to system-wide startup.

Note

system_wide requires superuser/admin privileges.

libdesktop.startup.list_items(system_wide=False)[source]¶

List startup programs.

List the programs set to run at startup.

Parameters:	system_wide (bool) – Gets the programs that run at system-wide startup.
Returns:	A list of dictionaries in this format: { 'name': 'The name of the entry.', 'command': 'The command used to run it.' }
Return type:	list

libdesktop.startup.remove_item(name, system_wide=False)[source]¶

Removes a program from startup.

Parameters:	name (str) – The name of the program (as known to the system) to remove. See :func:`list_items`. system_wide (bool) – Remove it from system-wide startup.

Note

system_wide requires superuser/admin privileges.