Show battery status every 5 seconds in text mode. Just run the script and press CTRL+C to leave.

battery.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import subprocess
import time

SLEEPTIME = 5

def format(output):
    out = output.decode('utf-8').split('\n')
    return out[0].split(': ', 1)[1]

def call_acpi():
    process = subprocess.Popen(['acpi', '-V'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
    output, error = process.communicate()
    return format(output)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    try:
        while True:
            print(call_acpi()[:50], end=f'{" "*30}\r')
            time.sleep(SLEEPTIME)
    except KeyboardInterrupt:
        print(' '*80, end='\r')
        print('bye bye ;)')

Battery Check

Show battery status every 5 seconds in text mode using a Linux distro equiped with "acpi" program.

Configuring the fisrt time

1. Change file to executable:

$ chmod +x ./battery.py

Usage

2. Execute the script:

$ ./battery.py

3. Press CTRL+C to exit the script