pywlc

Python bindings for wlc, using cffi.

pywlc currently provides just a thin wrapper, rather than full Pythonic wrappers for each function. It has been tested only with Python 3, but it might work with Python 2.

Install

You must first install wlc, then install pywlc as a normal python module:

$ python3 setup.py install

Example

Basic usage:

>>> from pywlc import lib, ffi

>>> lib.wlc_init()

>>> lib.wlc_run()  # starts wlc (but with no extra behaviour)

Access wlc functions using the lib object. It wraps all the functions in wlc.h, plus some other wlc data structures. Other instructions for working with lib and ffi can be found in the cffi documentation.

An example window manager using these bindings is provided at pywlc/example.py. It is a clone of the C example from the wlc repository, and can be run from inside an X session (where it will appear as a new window).

$ python3 pywlc/example.py

If you install pywlc with python3 setup.py install, you can run the example window manager with

$ pywlc-example