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    How to use

In iTerm2, in the menu bar go to Scripts > Manage > New Python Script
Select Basic.
Select Long-Running Daemon
Give the script a decent name (I chose auto_dark_mode.py)
Save and open the script in your editor of choice.
Copy and paste the script below and save
Go back to iTerm2, go to Scripts in the menu bar and select the script you just saved.
Try toggling Dark mode to see what happens! Reminder it's under Appearance in the System Settings
Changing what themes this uses

Note in the script below on lines 15 and 17 that we have a string that we're passing to iTerm2. Change these to whatever you like. The text is whatever appears in the dropdown in the iTerm2 settings under Profile/Color for when you'd want to change the theme manually.
After you change the script you'll have to stop and start the script if it's running already

  
## auto_dark_mode.py
#!/usr/bin/env python3

import asyncio
import iterm2

async def main(connection):
    async with iterm2.VariableMonitor(connection, iterm2.VariableScopes.APP, "effectiveTheme", None) as mon:
        while True:
            # Block until theme changes
            theme = await mon.async_get()

            # Themes have space-delimited attributes, one of which will be light or dark.
            parts = theme.split(" ")
            if "dark" in parts:
                preset = await iterm2.ColorPreset.async_get(connection, "Solarized Dark")
            else:
                preset = await iterm2.ColorPreset.async_get(connection, "Light Background")

            # Update the list of all profiles and iterate over them.
            profiles=await iterm2.PartialProfile.async_query(connection)
            for partial in profiles:
                # Fetch the full profile and then set the color preset in it.
                profile = await partial.async_get_full_profile()
                await profile.async_set_color_preset(preset)

iterm2.run_forever(main)
	#!/usr/bin/env python3

	import asyncio
	import iterm2

	async def main(connection):
	async with iterm2.VariableMonitor(connection, iterm2.VariableScopes.APP, "effectiveTheme", None) as mon:
	while True:
	# Block until theme changes
	theme = await mon.async_get()

	# Themes have space-delimited attributes, one of which will be light or dark.
	parts = theme.split(" ")
	if "dark" in parts:
	preset = await iterm2.ColorPreset.async_get(connection, "Solarized Dark")
	else:
	preset = await iterm2.ColorPreset.async_get(connection, "Light Background")

	# Update the list of all profiles and iterate over them.
	profiles=await iterm2.PartialProfile.async_query(connection)
	for partial in profiles:
	# Fetch the full profile and then set the color preset in it.
	profile = await partial.async_get_full_profile()
	await profile.async_set_color_preset(preset)

	iterm2.run_forever(main)