Move new workspace script to python

.config/i3/bin/new_workspace

+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Create a new workspace
+
+if [ ! -d ~/.config/i3/venv ]; then
+    python3 -m virtualenv ~/.config/i3/venv;
+    pip3 install -m ~/.config/i3/requirements.txt;
+fi
+
+
+source ~/.config/i3/venv/bin/activate && python3 ~/.config/i3/bin/new_workspace.py $@

.config/i3/bin/new_workspace.py

+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+# Create a new workspace with the lowest available number
+
+
+import i3ipc
+
+
+def main():
+    i3 = i3ipc.Connection()
+    workspaces = i3.get_workspaces()
+    all_numbers = sorted(list(map(lambda w: w.num, workspaces)))
+    new = all_numbers[0]
+    i = 0
+    while new == all_numbers[i]:
+        new += 1
+        i += 1
+    i3.command(f"workspace {new}")
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()

.config/i3/bin/new_workspace.sh

-#!/bin/sh
-
-# Create a new workspace
-
-i3-msg workspace $(($(i3-msg -t get_workspaces | tr , '\n' | grep '"num":' | cut -d : -f 2 | sort -rn | head -1) + 1))

.config/i3/config

@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ bindsym $mod+space focus mode_toggle
 #####################
 
 # Create a new workspace on current output
-bindsym $mod+Shift+n exec --no-startup-id ~/.config/i3/bin/new_workspace.sh
-bindsym Control+$alt+n exec --no-startup-id ~/.config/i3/bin/new_workspace.sh
+bindsym $mod+Shift+n exec --no-startup-id ~/.config/i3/bin/new_workspace
+bindsym Control+$alt+n exec --no-startup-id ~/.config/i3/bin/new_workspace
 
 # Move current workspace to the right
 bindsym $alt+Shift+Right exec --no-startup-id ~/.config/i3/bin/slide_workspace_right.sh