print a table of the current keybindings in qtile (v 0.15.1)

qtile_display_kb.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
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"""
Print a table of the current keybindings in qtile

This is a modified version of the qtile-cmd script
https://gist.github.com/purarue/b94254dc5b731a57c2e525de699887ad
"""

from libqtile.ipc import find_sockfile, Client
from libqtile.command_client import InteractiveCommandClient
from libqtile.command_interface import IPCCommandInterface


def main():
    "Prints a table of current keybindings."
    ipc_client = Client(find_sockfile())
    cmd_object = IPCCommandInterface(ipc_client)
    cmd_client = InteractiveCommandClient(cmd_object)
    print(getattr(cmd_client, "display_kb")())


if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Example Output:

KeySym   Mod           Command                                                  Desc  
------   -----------   ------------------------------------------------------   ----  
1        mod4          toscreen()                                                     
1        shift, mod4   togroup('1', switch_group = False)                             
2        mod4          toscreen()                                                     
2        shift, mod4   togroup('2', switch_group = False)                             
3        mod4          toscreen()                                                     
3        shift, mod4   togroup('3', switch_group = False)                             
4        mod4          toscreen()                                                     
4        shift, mod4   togroup('4', switch_group = False)                             
5        mod4          toscreen()                                                     
5        shift, mod4   togroup('5', switch_group = False)                             
6        mod4          toscreen()                                                     
6        shift, mod4   togroup('6', switch_group = False)                             
7        mod4          toscreen()                                                     
7        shift, mod4   togroup('7', switch_group = False)                             
8        mod4          toscreen()                                                     
8        shift, mod4   togroup('8', switch_group = False)                             
9        mod4          toscreen()                                                     
9        shift, mod4   togroup('9', switch_group = False)                             
Return   mod4          spawn('alacritty')                                             
Tab      mod4          spawn('rofi -show window -display-window "window > "')         
Tab      shift, mod4   next_layout()                                                  
f        mod4          toggle_fullscreen()                                            
f        shift, mod4   toggle_floating()                                              
h        mod4          left()                                                         
h        shift, mod4   swap_left()                                                    
i        mod4          grow()                                                         
j        mod4          down()                                                         
j        shift, mod4   shuffle_down()                                                 
k        mod4          up()                                                           
k        shift, mod4   shuffle_up()                                                   
l        mod4          right()                                                        
l        shift, mod4   swap_right()                                                   
m        mod4          shrink()                                                       
n        mod4          normalize()                                                    
o        mod4          maximize()                                                     
q        mod4          kill()                                                         
r        mod4          spawn('rofi -show run -display-run "run > "')                  
r        shift, mod4   restart()                                                      
space    shift, mod4   flip()