Actual solution:
Now this can be easily achieved by simple python script and as a result, Plasma will correctly recognise inhibition in it's default "Battery and Brightness" widget:
#!/usr/bin/env python3
import dbus, subprocess, sys
session_bus = dbus.SessionBus()
obj = session_bus.get_object('org.freedesktop.PowerManagement.Inhibit',
'/org/freedesktop/PowerManagement/Inhibit')
iface = dbus.Interface(obj, dbus_interface='org.freedesktop.PowerManagement.Inhibit')
data = iface.Inhibit(str(sys.argv[1]), '\nfor reason: playing music')
# Output report
print(f'''\n----------
{sys.argv[0]}
script inhibiting program: "{sys.argv[1]}"
with cookie: {data}
To release inhibit manually run:\n
" qdbus org.freedesktop.PowerManagement.Inhibit
/org/freedesktop/PowerManagement/Inhibit
org.freedesktop.PowerManagement.Inhibit.UnInhibit {data} "
----------\n''')
process = subprocess.run(sys.argv[1:], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
sys.exit(process.returncode)
As a bonus, it will work with any other program, too. To use it, call script with program as arguments. For example, in desktop file:
Exec=/pathToScript/inhibit_sleep.py /path_to_executable/Strawberry-0.9.3-Qt5-x86_64.AppImage %U
It will disable inhibition right after you exit Strawberry.
@devs
Well, it's not PyQt as an effort to be more portable, but from the top of my head, it can be easily achieved with QDBusConnection and QDBusInterface classes.
