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 !

Up to date documentation:

• See the wiki

Learn how to easily handle i3bar click events directly from your i3status config:

• Handle click events directly from your i3status config

Learn how to extend your current i3status config to easily interact with your i3bar:

• Load and order py3status modules directly from your current i3status config

Learn how to write your own modules:

• Write your own modules

Get help or share your ideas on IRC:

• channel #py3status on FreeNode

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

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.

Using pip: :: $ pip install py3status

Using emerge: :: $ sudo emerge -a py3status

Thanks to @waaaaargh, py3status is present in the Arch User Repository using this URL: :: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/py3status-git/

Using yum: :: $ yum install py3status

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

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