Show/HIde the floating name at the bottom of the iOS Simulator

simulator-floating-name.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import argparse
import codecs
import subprocess
import sys

def parse_args(argv):
    if argv is None:
        argv = sys.argv[1:]

    parser = \
        argparse.ArgumentParser(
            description="Show or hide the iOS simulator's floating device name"
        )

    subs = parser.add_subparsers(title="commands", dest="command")
    show = subs.add_parser("show", help="Shows the device name")
    hide = subs.add_parser("hide", help="Hides the device name")
    return parser.parse_args(argv)

def show():
    print "Show"

def hide():
    print "Hide"

def main(argv=None):
    options = parse_args(argv)

    proc = "defaults"
    domain = "com.apple.iphonesimulator"
    key = "FloatingNameMode"

    if options.command == "show":
        cmd = [proc, "delete", domain, key]
    elif options.command == "hide":
        cmd = [proc, "write", domain, key, "2"]

    subprocess.call(cmd)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    sys.exit(main())