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:

• Using modules
• Custom click events
• Writing custom modules
• Contributing

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

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.

Using pip: :

$ pip install py3status

NB: Debian users should use pypi-install from the python-stdeb package instead of pip.

Using emerge: :

$ sudo emerge -a py3status

Thanks to @Horgix, py3status is present in the Arch User Repository:

• py3status, which is a stable version updated at each release
• py3status-git, which builds directly against the upstream master branch

Thanks to @waaaaargh and @carstene1ns for initially creating the packages.

Using dnf: :

$ dnf install py3status

You can see the help of py3status by issuing `py3status -h`: :

-h, --help            show this help message and exit
-b, --dbus-notify     use notify-send to send user notifications rather than
                    i3-nagbar, requires a notification daemon eg dunst
-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