i3pystatus

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

Installation

To install it, follow these steps:

cd ~/.config/i3status/
git clone git@github.com:janoliver/i3pystatus contrib

Add the following to ~/.config/i3status/config:

general {
    output_format = "i3bar"
    colors = true
    interval = 5
}

Change your i3wm config to the following:

# i3bar
bar {
    status_command    i3status | python2 ~/.config/i3status/contrib/wrapper.py
    position          top
    workspace_buttons yes
}

And finally adjust the settings in ~/.config/i3status/contrib/wrapper.py as you like.