loose collection of scripts related to i3 and i3blocks

mpd_controller

A set of Python scripts to manage mpd (Music Player Daemon). It uses notify-send to display the current song playing with cover art if embeded in the metadata. Is meant to run as a scritp from i3blocks
but can also be called via the media keys on your keyboard.

how to use

The main file is mpd_main.py, called without arguments, it will just output the current status.
Additionaly the following arguments can be passed:

• toggle: if mpd is playing, it will pause, if is paused it will resume
• next: jump to next song in playlist
• prev: jump to previous song in playlist

Config:

in mpd_main.py edit signal_id to change to the id used in your i3blocks.conf file so the script can be called from anywhere.

Install:

None standard Python dependencies: python-mpd Link python-mpd

• On Arch: sudo pacman -S python-mpd2
• Via Pip: pip install python-mpd

Additional:

notify-send will get called via subprocess, works best with Dunst to show current song playing with cover art extracted from metadata.