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next_free_workspace.py
"""Script to launch the specified command in the next available workspace."""
import i3ipc
import sys
# Potential workspaces to use
WORKSPACES = set((1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10))
def main():
i3c = i3ipc.Connection()
active_ws = set([x['num'] for x in i3c.get_workspaces()])
i3c.command('workspace number {}'.format(WORKSPACES.difference(active_ws).pop()))
i3c.command('exec {}'.format(sys.argv[1]))
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
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