dotfiles/i3/scripts/dmenu/Dmenu.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

import os
import sys
import json
import subprocess


class Dmenu(object):
    def __init__(self, items: list):
        with open(os.path.dirname(sys.argv[0]) + "/dmenu.json") as fp:
            self._dmenu = json.load(fp)["dmenu"]
        self._items = items

    def run(self):
        """Returns (exitCode, stdout)"""
        p1 = subprocess.run(
            self._dmenu,
            input="\n".join(self._items),
            encoding="utf-8",
            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
        )
        return (p1.returncode, p1.stdout)