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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+"""
+Display output of given script.
+
+Display output of any executable script set by 'script_path'.
+Pay attention. The output must be one liner, or will break your i3status !
+The script should not have any parameters, but it could work.
+
+Configuration parameters:
+    - cache_timeout : how often we refresh this module in seconds
+    - color         : color of printed text
+    - format        : see placeholders below
+    - script_path   : script you want to show output of (compulsory)
+
+Format of status string placeholders:
+    {output} - output of script given by "script_path"
+
+i3status.conf example:
+
+external_script {
+    color = "#00FF00"
+    format = "my name is {output}"
+    script_path = "/usr/bin/whoami"
+
+@author frimdo ztracenastopa@centrum.cz
+"""
+
+import subprocess
+from time import time
+
+
+class Py3status:
+    """
+    """
+    # available configuration parameters
+    cache_timeout = 15
+    color = None
+    format = '{output}'
+    script_path = None
+
+    def external_script(self, i3s_output_list, i3s_config):
+        if self.script_path:
+            return_value = subprocess.check_output(self.script_path,
+                                                   shell=True,
+                                                   universal_newlines=True)
+            response = {
+                'cached_until': time() + self.cache_timeout,
+                'color': self.color,
+                'full_text': self.format.format(output=return_value.rstrip())
+            }
+        else:
+            response = {
+                'cached_until': time() + self.cache_timeout,
+                'full_text': ''
+            }
+        return response
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    from time import sleep
+    x = Py3status()
+    config = {
+        'color_good': '#00FF00',
+        'color_bad': '#FF0000',
+    }
+    while True:
+        print(x.external_script([], config))
+        sleep(1)