keyboard.py

#!/usr/bin/python

import time
import os
import subprocess


_XKBS=os.path.expanduser("~/.i3/xkblayout-state")


class Py3status(object):

     def EmitMessage(self, i4status_output_json, i3status_config):
         response = {
             "name" : "keyboard",
             "cached_until": time.time()+1,
             "full_text":"O",
         }
         out, err = subprocess.Popen([_XKBS,"print","%s"], stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL, stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()
         response["full_text"] = out.decode()
         return (0,response)
     
     def on_click(self, i3status_output_json, i3status_config, evt):
         subprocess.call([_XKBS,"set","+1"],
                         stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL, stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)