diff --git a/.config/i3/move_to_workspace.py b/.config/i3/move_to_workspace.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e455ec6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/i3/move_to_workspace.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+
+import i3ipc
+
+i3 = i3ipc.Connection()
+
+if len(sys.argv) == 1:
+    print("\n".join([ws.name for ws in i3.get_workspaces()]))
+else:
+    i3.command("move to workspace {sys.argv[1]}")
diff --git a/.config/i3/move_to_workspace.sh b/.config/i3/move_to_workspace.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 3119282..0000000
--- a/.config/i3/move_to_workspace.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-if [ -z "$1" ]
-then
-    i3-msg -t get_workspaces | tr ',' '\n' | grep "name" | sed 's/"name":"\(.*\)"/\1/g' | sort -n
-else
-	i3-msg move to workspace "$1" 1>2
-fi
-
diff --git a/.config/i3/switch_workspace.py b/.config/i3/switch_workspace.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..ad06a17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.config/i3/switch_workspace.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import sys
+
+import i3ipc
+
+i3 = i3ipc.Connection()
+
+if len(sys.argv) == 1:
+    print("\n".join([ws.name for ws in i3.get_workspaces()]))
+else:
+    i3.command("workspace {sys.argv[1]}")
diff --git a/.config/i3/switch_workspace.sh b/.config/i3/switch_workspace.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index c147b9f..0000000
--- a/.config/i3/switch_workspace.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-if [ -z "$1" ]
-then
-    i3-msg -t get_workspaces | tr ',' '\n' | grep "name" | sed 's/"name":"\(.*\)"/\1/g' | sort -n
-else
-	i3-msg workspace "$1" 1>2
-fi
-