i3pystatus/README.tpl.md
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i3pystatus

i3pystatus is a (hopefully growing) collection of python scripts for status output compatible to i3status / i3bar of the i3 window manager.

Installation

From PyPI package i3pystatus

pip install i3pystatus

Packages for your OS

Configuration

You can keep your config file at various places, i3pystatus will look for it in these places:

~/.i3pystatus.py
~/.i3/i3pystatus.py
~/.config/i3pystatus.py
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/i3pystatus.py
/etc/i3pystatus.py
/etc/xdg/i3pystatus.py
$XDG_CONFIG_DIRS/i3pystatus.py

A sample configuration file is i3pystatus/__main__.py.dist

Also change your i3wm config to the following:

# i3bar
bar {
    status_command    i3pystatus
    position          top
    workspace_buttons yes
}

Modules

Many modules let you modify the output via a format string.

!!module_doc!!

Contribute

To contribute a module, make sure it uses one of the Module classes. Most modules use IntervalModule, which just calls a function repeatedly in a specified interval.

The output attribute should be set to a dictionary which represents your modules output, the protocol is documented here.

Please add an example for how to configure it to __main__.py.dist. It should be a python class that can be registered with the I3statusHandler class. Also don't forget to add yourself to the LICENSE file.

Patches and pull requests are very welcome :-)