Touchpad on/off switch

touchpas_switch.py

#!/usr/bin/python
import re
import subprocess

on_command = "synclient TouchpadOff=0"
off_command = "synclient TouchpadOff=1"


# TouchpadOff             = 2
match = re.search("=\s(\d)", subprocess.check_output("synclient | grep TouchpadOff", shell=True))
if match:
    value = match.group(1)
    print u"value: ", value
    assert value in ['0','1','2']
    touchpad_is_on = value == '0'
else:
    raise ''

if touchpad_is_on:
    print "touchpad is on, turning it off"
    subprocess.call(off_command, shell=True)
    subprocess.call('notify-send -u normal  "Touchpad" "Touchpad => off"', shell=True)
else:
    print "touchpad is off, turning it on"
    subprocess.call(on_command, shell=True)
    subprocess.call('notify-send -u normal  "Touchpad" "Touchpad => on"', shell=True)