Changes workspace on a gnome desktop (i.e Ubuntu). Written to be able to switch workspace while running vnc/remote desktop in fullscreen

gnome_change_workspace.py

#!/usr/bin/env python3

# Documentation for Wnck is at http://lazka.github.io/pgi-docs/#Wnck-3.0/classes/Workspace.html#Wnck.Workspace.get_number
# Documentation for keyboard is at https://github.com/boppreh/keyboard

import keyboard as kb
import gi
gi.require_version('Wnck', '3.0')
from gi.repository import Wnck, Gtk

Gtk.init([])
s = Wnck.Screen.get_default()
s.force_update()  # required to fill the data into s. Without it, s.get_workspaces or s.get_windows returns and empty array


def ws_left(*args):
    current = s.get_number() + 1
    workspaces = s.get_workspaces()
    if current == len(workspaces):
        current = 0
    workspaces[current].activate(11)  # activate requires an arbitrary timestamp type int. No clue why


def ws_right(*args):
    current = s.get_number() - 1
    workspaces = s.get_workspaces()
    if current < 0:
        current = len(workspaces) - 1
    workspaces[current - 1].activate(11)  # activate requires an arbitrary timestamp type int. No clue why


kb.add_hotkey('ctrl+shift+left', ws_left)
kb.add_hotkey('ctrl+shift+right', ws_right)


print("Press Ctrl+ESC to stop.")
# print(kb.read_hotkey())
kb.wait('ctrl+esc')