import i3ipc
import sys
from itertools import zip_longest, count

i3 = i3ipc.Connection()

workspaces = (w.name for w in i3.get_workspaces())
for i, workspace in zip(count(1), workspaces):
    name = workspace.split(":", 1)[-1]
    i3.command(f"rename workspace '{workspace}' to '{i}:{name}'")
    print(i, name, file=sys.stderr)