i3_move_ws.py

# Swaps the workspace (ws) being displayed with it's adjacent ws                                        
# DEPENDS: https://github.com/ziberna/i3-py                                                             
# ADD the following lines to i3 config file: ~/.i3/config                                               
# bindsym $mod+less exec python /path/to/i3_move_ws.py left                                             
# bindsym $mod+greater exec python /path/to/i3_move_ws.py right                                         

import i3

def move_ws(direction):
    d = 1 if direction == 'right' else -1
    outputs = filter(lambda output: output['active'], i3.get_outputs())
    # Prevent erratic behavior in the case of multiple monitors                                         
    if len(outputs) != 1: return 254
    c = outputs[0]['current_workspace']

    workspaces = i3.get_workspaces()
    total_workspaces = len(workspaces)
    for i, w in enumerate(workspaces):
        if w['name'] == c:
            if (i + d) < 0 or (i + d) >= total_workspaces:
                return 255
            s = workspaces[(i + d) % total_workspaces]['name']
            TEMP = "TEMP_SDLKFHJSJKLDFHJKLSDHGJKLSDH"
            i3.command('rename', 'workspace %s to %s'%(c, TEMP))
            i3.command('rename', 'workspace %s to %s'%(s, c))
            i3.command('rename', 'workspace %s to %s'%(TEMP, s))
            return 0

if __name__ == '__main__':
    import sys
    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
        exit(1)
    else:
        exit(move_ws(sys.argv[1]))