Could something like that become part of the official distribution package?

#!/usr/bin/python

# This program is free software. It comes without any warranty, to
# the extent permitted by applicable law. You can redistribute it
# and/or modify it under the terms of the Do What The Fuck You Want
# To Public License, Version 2, as published by Sam Hocevar. See
# http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/COPYING for more details.

import subprocess as sub
import sys
import time
import pynotify

if __name__ == '__main__':
        if not pynotify.init ("update-notifications"):
                sys.exit (1)

        text = "Your backup system is eating your data - keep calm."

        n = pynotify.Notification (text)

        p = sub.Popen(pscmd,stdout=sub.PIPE,stderr=sub.PIPE,shell=True)
        output, errors = p.communicate()
        
        while(True):
                try:
                        p = 
sub.Popen(pscmd,stdout=sub.PIPE,stderr=sub.PIPE,shell=True)
                        output, errors = p.communicate()
                        if int(output.strip()) > 1:
                                n.show ();
                except Exception:
                        pass
                time.sleep (3)


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