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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+# This script is for my i3blocks bar, its handles scrolling to change
+# brightness of monitor
+
+import subprocess
+import re
+import os
+
+display = "eDP-1"
+
+proc = subprocess.Popen("xrandr --verbose | grep Brightness", shell=True,
+                        stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+
+
+res = proc.stdout.readline().strip()
+res = str(res)
+
+num = re.compile("\d\.\d+")
+bri = num.findall(res)[0]
+
+bri = round(float(bri)*100)
+
+env = os.environ
+if 'BLOCK_BUTTON' in env:
+    button = env['BLOCK_BUTTON']
+    if button is not '':
+        button = int(button)
+        if button is 4:
+            new_bri = bri + 5
+        elif button is 5:
+            new_bri = bri - 5
+        else:
+            new_bri = bri
+
+        if new_bri <= 100 and new_bri >= 10:
+            bri = new_bri
+            new_bri = new_bri/100
+            subprocess.call(f"xrandr --output {display} --brightness {new_bri}",
+                            shell=True)
+            subprocess.call(f"echo {new_bri} > ~/.last_brightness", shell=True)
+
+print(f"{bri}%")