diff --git a/pytwmn.py b/pytwmn.py
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+import os, socket
+
+class TwmnError(Exception):
+    UNWN_ERR = -1
+    NO_TWMND = -2
+    NO_CONF  = -3
+    def __init__(self, code):
+        self.code = code
+    def __str__(self):
+        if self.code == TwmnError.NO_TWMND:
+            return "Unable to connect to twmnd"
+        elif self.code == TwmnError.NO_CONF:
+            return "Could not find twmn configuration file"
+        else:
+            return "Unknown twmn error"
+
+
+def confExists():
+    try:
+        from xdg import BaseDirectory
+        return os.path.join(BaseDirectory.xdg_config_home,"twmn/twmn.conf")
+    except:
+        return False
+
+def init(host="127.0.0.1", port=None):
+    if not port:
+        port = 9797
+        try:
+            fn = confExists()
+            if not fn:
+                return False
+            with open(fn) as f:
+                for line in f.readlines():
+                    if line.startswith("port=") and \
+                       line[5:-1].isdigit():
+                        port = int(line[5:-1])
+                        break
+        except IOError:
+            raise TwmnError(TwmnError.NO_CONF)
+    if type(port) == type(str()):
+        port = int(port)
+    global s
+    s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+    s.connect((host, port))
+
+class Notification(object):
+    def __init__(self, title="", msg="", icon=""):
+        self.title = str(title)
+        self.msg = str(msg)
+        if icon.startswith("file://"):
+            icon = icon[7:]
+        self.icon = icon
+        self.time = None
+
+    def set_duration(self, time):
+        self.time = time
+
+    def show(self):
+        try:
+            if self.time is None:
+                s.send("<root><title>" + self.title + "</title>"
+                    "<content>" + self.msg + "</content>"
+                    "<icon>" + self.icon + "</icon></root>")
+            else:
+                s.send("<root><title>" + self.title + "</title>"
+                    "<content>" + self.msg + "</content>"
+                    "<icon>" + self.icon + "</icon>"
+                    "<duration>" + str(self.time) + "</duration></root>")
+        except:
+            raise TwmnError(TwmnError.NO_TWMND)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    init()
+    n = Notification("PyTwmn", "This is a notification!")
+    n.set_duration(1000)
+    n.show()