hyprland-config 0.4.4

Round-trip parser and editor for Hyprland configuration files

hyprland-config

Round-trip parser and editor for Hyprland configuration files.

Quick start

from hyprland_config import load

config = load()
config.set("general:gaps_in", 20)
config.save()

That's it. load() reads ~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf, follows all source directives, and builds a navigable document tree. set() finds the option in whichever sourced file defines it and updates it in place. save() writes only the files that were actually modified.

Installation

pip install hyprland-config

Requires Python 3.12+. Zero runtime dependencies.

Why this library

This is a round-trip parser. It keeps comments, blank lines, variable definitions, and formatting intact — editing one option doesn't rewrite the rest of the file.

It follows source directives across multiple files, resolves globs (including absolute paths for NixOS/home-manager setups), detects cycles, and only writes back files that actually changed. Writes are atomic (temp file + fsync + rename) so a crash mid-save won't corrupt your config.

300+ tests, including property-based and fuzz testing with Hypothesis.

Usage

Edit config options

from hyprland_config import load

config = load()

# Update existing options (finds them across all sourced files)
config.set("general:gaps_in", 10)
config.set("decoration:rounding", 8)
config.set("decoration:blur:enabled", True)

# Remove an option
config.remove("misc:vfr")

# Add a keybind (appends after existing binds)
config.append("bind", "SUPER, T, exec, kitty")

# Remove a specific keybind
config.remove_where("bind", lambda v: "killactive" in v)

# Remove an animation by name
config.remove_where("animation", lambda v: v.startswith("windows,"))

# Check which files have pending changes
config.dirty_files()
# [PosixPath('/home/user/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf.d/02_general.conf'),
#  PosixPath('/home/user/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf.d/03_decoration.conf')]

# Save only the files that changed
config.save()

Read config as a flat dict

from hyprland_config import parse_to_dict

options = parse_to_dict("~/.config/hypr/hyprland.conf")

# Unique keys are strings
print(options["general:gaps_in"])  # "5"

# Repeated keys become lists
print(options["bind"])  # ["SUPER, Q, killactive,", "SUPER, Return, exec, kitty", ...]

Read option values

from hyprland_config import load

config = load()

# Get a value (returns string or None)
gaps = config.get("general:gaps_in")           # "5"
missing = config.get("nonexistent", "default") # "default"

# Get all values for a repeated key
all_binds = config.get_all("bind")  # ["SUPER, Q, killactive,", ...]

# Get the full node for more details
node = config.find("general:gaps_in")
print(f"{node.full_key} = {node.value} (line {node.lineno})")

# Find all binds as nodes
binds = config.find_all("bind")

# Expand variables
print(config.expand("$mainMod + Q"))  # "SUPER + Q"

# Navigate sourced files
from hyprland_config import Source
for line in config.lines:
    if isinstance(line, Source):
        for sub_doc in line.documents:
            print(f"{sub_doc.path.name}: {len(sub_doc.lines)} lines")

Parse from a string

from hyprland_config import parse_string

doc = parse_string("""
general {
    gaps_in = 5
    gaps_out = 10
}
bind = SUPER, Q, killactive,
""")

print(doc.get("general:gaps_in"))  # "5"

Lenient mode

By default, the parser raises ParseError on malformed input. In lenient mode, unparseable lines are preserved as error nodes instead, so you can work with partially valid configs:

config = load(lenient=True)

# Inspect any lines that couldn't be parsed
for err in config.errors:
    print(f"{err.source_name}:{err.lineno}: {err.raw}")

Check for deprecations

Track Hyprland deprecations across versions and apply automatic migrations:

from hyprland_config import load, check_deprecated, migrate

config = load()

# Check for deprecated options (covers v0.33–v0.53+)
warnings = check_deprecated(config)
for w in warnings:
    print(f"{w.key}: {w.message} (deprecated in v{w.version_deprecated})")

# Auto-migrate what can be migrated
result = migrate(config)
print(f"Applied {len(result.applied)} migrations")
config.save()

Features

• Nested category { } blocks, including device[name] { }
• Inline category syntax (general:gaps_in = 5)
• One-line blocks (general { gaps_in = 5 })
• source = path following with glob and ~ expansion, cycle detection
• $variable definitions and expansion
• Expression evaluation ({{2 + 2}}) with \{{ escape support
• Conditional directives (# hyprlang if/elif/else/endif) and # hyprlang noerror
• Comments, inline comments, ## escape, blank lines
• Special keywords: bind (all flag variants), monitor, animation, bezier, env, exec, workspace, windowrule, and more
• Comment-preserving round-trip editing
• Lenient parsing mode for malformed or partial configs
• Deprecation checking and automatic migration (v0.33–v0.53+)
• Section listing and iteration
• Dirty tracking — only modified files are written to disk
• Atomic writes (temp file + fsync + rename)
• ParseError with file name and line number on malformed input
• Fully typed with py.typed marker

License

MIT