update

.i3/config

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ font -misc-fixed-medium-r-normal--13-120-75-75-C-70-iso10646-1
 # chose a FreeType font, such as:
 font pango:Source Code Pro for Powerline, FontAwesome Regular, Icons 12.5
 
+new_window 1pixel
+
 # Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position
 floating_modifier $mod
 

polybar/config

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ scroll-down = i3wm-wsprev
 
 [bar/example_left]
 inherit = bar/example
-monitor = ${env:MONITOR:DVI-D-0}
+monitor = ${env:MONITOR:DVI-D-1}
 modules-left = i3
 modules-center = 
 modules-right = spotify volume filesystem memory cpu gpu date 

polybar/spotify.py

@@ -6,7 +6,11 @@ try:
     spotify = bus.get_object("org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.spotify", "/org/mpris/MediaPlayer2")
     spotify_iface = dbus.Interface(spotify, 'org.freedesktop.DBus.Properties')
     props = spotify_iface.Get('org.mpris.MediaPlayer2.Player', 'Metadata')
-    print(str(props['xesam:artist'][0]) + " - " + str(props['xesam:title']))
+    try:
+        out = str(props['xesam:artist'][0]) + " - " + str(props['xesam:title'])
+    except IndexError:
+        out = ''
+    print(out)
     exit
 except dbus.exceptions.DBusException:
     exit