from pathlib import Path from bauh.api.constants import CACHE_PATH TRAY_CHECK_FILE = '{}/notify_tray'.format(CACHE_PATH) # it is a file that signals to the tray icon it should recheck for updates def notify_tray(): Path(CACHE_PATH).mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True) with open(TRAY_CHECK_FILE, 'w+') as f: f.write('')