#!/usr/bin/env python3

import os

import sys

home = os.environ["HOME"]

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name = sys.argv[1]; command = sys.argv[2]

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launcher = ["[Desktop Entry]", "Name=", "Exec=", "Type=Application", "X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true"]

dr = home+"/.config/autostart/"

if not os.path.exists(dr):

    os.makedirs(dr)

file = dr+name.lower()+".desktop"

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if not os.path.exists(file):

    with open(file, "wt") as out:     

        for l in launcher:

            l = l+name if l == "Name=" else l

            l = l+command if l == "Exec=" else l

            out.write(l+"\n")

else:

    print("file exists, choose another name")