Create a dynamic Tray Icon with Python

Question

I am trying to create a Tray icon with Python on Ubuntu Linux (this is not important, but it is for more details). I need my small system to show an Icon (Image) according to the result (Boolean) returned from a method. All this within an infinite loop, checking every 5 minutes, ie a status icon that updates according to the return of the method.

I tried with several different libraries, such as: PyQt5.QtGui, PyQt5.QtWidgets, PySimpleGUIQt, pystray. All of these execute a command that prevents the infinite loop from running after the first iteration. The command is: app.exec_()

Code example:

def check_network_status():
      try:
          requests.get('http://google.com.br/')
          return True
      excepte:       
          return False

while True:    
  if check_network_status():
      # show online icon
  else:
      # show offline icon

thank you in advance for any help!

Answer 1

I was able to solve using QTimer of PyQT. The question below is exactly what I needed:

threading for tray icon application