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+# creates this menu:
+#
+#   Menu Item
+#   ----------------
+#   One
+#   Two
+#   Three
+#   ----------------
+#   Submenu        > | One
+#                    | Two
+#                    | Three
+
+from gi.repository import GLib, Gio
+
+def action_activated (action, parameter):
+    print action.get_name ()
+
+actions = Gio.SimpleActionGroup ()
+for i in ['one', 'two', 'three']:
+    action = Gio.SimpleAction.new (i, None)
+    action.connect ('activate', action_activated)
+    actions.insert (action)
+
+numbers = Gio.Menu ()
+numbers.append ('One', 'one')
+numbers.append ('Two', 'two')
+numbers.append ('Three', 'three')
+
+menu = Gio.Menu ()
+menu.append ('Menu item', 'one')
+menu.append_section ('Numbers', numbers)
+menu.append_submenu ('Submenu', numbers)
+
+# export the menu and action group on d-bus
+bus = Gio.bus_get_sync (Gio.BusType.SESSION, None)
+bus.export_menu_model ('/menu', menu)
+bus.export_action_group ('/menu', actions)
+print bus.get_unique_name ()
+
+loop = GLib.MainLoop ()
+loop.run ()
+