# -*- coding: utf-8 -*- """ Display the currently logged in user. 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, i3s_output_list, i3s_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 if __name__ == "__main__": """ Test this module by calling it directly. """ from time import sleep x = Py3status() config = { 'color_good': '#00FF00', 'color_bad': '#FF0000', } while True: print(x.whoami([], config)) sleep(1)