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iTerm2 Script to change the theme automatically based on the system appearance
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import iterm2
async def set_theme(connection, theme):
# Themes have space-delimited attributes, one of which will be light or dark.
parts = theme.split(" ")
if "dark" in parts:
preset = await iterm2.ColorPreset.async_get(connection, "GitHub Dark")
else:
preset = await iterm2.ColorPreset.async_get(connection, "GitHub Light")
# Update the list of all profiles and iterate over them.
profiles = await iterm2.PartialProfile.async_get(connection)
for profile in profiles:
await profile.async_set_color_preset(preset)
async def main(connection):
app = await iterm2.async_get_app(connection)
theme = await app.async_get_variable("effectiveTheme")
await set_theme(connection, theme)
async with iterm2.VariableMonitor(connection, iterm2.VariableScopes.APP, "effectiveTheme", None) as mon:
while True:
# Block until theme changes
theme = await mon.async_get()
await set_theme(connection, theme)
iterm2.run_forever(main)
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