libpurple/plugins/dbus-buddyicons-example.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
#
# Print the aliases of buddies who have a buddy-icon set.
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from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function

import dbus


bus = dbus.SessionBus()
obj = bus.get_object("im.pidgin.purple.PurpleService",
                     "/im/pidgin/purple/PurpleObject")
purple = dbus.Interface(obj, "im.pidgin.purple.PurpleInterface")

node = purple.PurpleBlistGetRoot()
while node != 0:
    if purple.PurpleBlistNodeIsBuddy(node):
        icon = purple.PurpleBuddyGetIcon(node)
        if icon != 0:
            print(purple.PurpleBuddyGetAlias(node))
    node = purple.PurpleBlistNodeNext(node, 0)