py3status is an extensible i3status wrapper written in python
Project description
py3status is an extensible i3status wrapper written in python.
Using py3status, you can take control of your i3bar easily by:
using one of the availables modules shipped with py3status
writing your own modules and have their output displayed on your bar
handling click events on your i3bar and play with them in no time
seeing your clock tick every second whatever your i3status interval
No extra configuration file needed, just install & enjoy !
Documentation
Up to date documentation:
Learn how to easily handle i3bar click events directly from your i3status config:
Learn how to extend your current i3status config to easily interact with your i3bar:
Learn how to write your own modules:
Get help or share your ideas on IRC:
channel #py3status on FreeNode
Usage
In your i3 config file, simply switch from i3status to py3status in your status_command:
status_command py3status
Usually you have your own i3status configuration, just point to it:
status_command py3status -c ~/.i3/i3status.conf
Available modules
You can get a list and short description of all the available modules by using the CLI:
$ py3status modules list
To get more details about all the available modules and their configuration, use:
$ py3status modules details
All the modules shipped with py3status are present in the sources in the py3status/modules folder.
Most of them are configurable directly from your current i3status.conf, check them out to see all the configurable variables.
Installation
Pypi
Using pip:
$ pip install py3status
NB: Debian users should use pypi-install from the python-stdeb package instead of pip.
Gentoo Linux
Using emerge:
$ sudo emerge -a py3status
Arch Linux
Thanks to @waaaaargh, py3status is present in the Arch User Repository using this URL:
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/py3status-git/
Fedora
Using yum:
$ yum install py3status
Options
You can see the help of py3status by issuing py3status -h:
-h, --help show this help message and exit -c I3STATUS_CONF, --config I3STATUS_CONF path to i3status config file -d, --debug be verbose in syslog -i INCLUDE_PATHS, --include INCLUDE_PATHS include user-written modules from those directories (default ~/.i3/py3status) -n INTERVAL, --interval INTERVAL update interval in seconds (default 1 sec) -s, --standalone standalone mode, do not use i3status -t CACHE_TIMEOUT, --timeout CACHE_TIMEOUT default injection cache timeout in seconds (default 60 sec) -v, --version show py3status version and exit
Control
Just like i3status, you can force an update of your i3bar by sending a SIGUSR1 signal to py3status. Note that this will also send a SIGUSR1 signal to i3status.
killall -USR1 py3status
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