synclient-to-x.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

# synclient-to-x.py - export synclient -l output to
# x.org config file [c] jamespo [at] gmail [dot] com
# USAGE: synclient -l | ./synclient-to-x.py > 50-synaptics.conf

from __future__ import print_function
import fileinput

print("""
Section "InputClass"
   Identifier "touchpad"
      Driver "synaptics"
         MatchIsTouchpad "on" """)

for line in fileinput.input():
    fields = line.strip().split('=')
    try:
        print('            "%s" "%s"' %
              (fields[0].strip(), fields[1].strip()))
    except IndexError:
        pass

print('EndSection')