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+"""
+Simply output the currently logged in user in i3bar.
+
+Inspired by i3 FAQ:
+    https://faq.i3wm.org/question/1618/add-user-name-to-status-bar/
+"""
+
+from getpass import getuser
+from time import time
+
+
+class Py3status:
+
+    # available configuration parameters
+    cache_timeout = 1800
+
+    def whoami(self, i3status_output_json, i3status_config):
+        """
+        We use the getpass module to get the current user.
+        """
+        # here you can change the format of the output
+        # default is just to show the username
+        username = '{}'.format(getuser())
+
+        response = {
+            'cached_until': time() + self.cache_timeout,
+            'full_text': username
+        }
+        return response