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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](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/i3pystatus)
pip install i3pystatus
### Packages for your OS
* [Arch Linux](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/i3pystatus-git/)
## 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](http://docs.python.org/3/library/string.html#formatstrings).
!!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](http://i3wm.org/docs/i3bar-protocol.html).
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 :-)**