# dbus-idle
[](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/dbus-idle)


Python library to detect user idle time in milliseconds or inactivity on Linux and Windows.
## Requirements
* Python 3.7 or later
## Installation
Install using:
```
sudo apt install meson libdbus-glib-1-dev patchelf
pip install dbus-idle
```
## Usage
You can use this module from the command line
```bash
dbus-idle
```
or access the current idle time from within your python program
```python
from dbus_idle import IdleMonitor
milliseconds = IdleMonitor().get_dbus_idle()
```
## Contribution
This is based on the work by [Alexander Frenzel](https://github.com/escaped/dbus_idle)
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