https://github.com/bengtmartensson/lirconian

A pure Python implementation of the Lirc irsend program.
https://github.com/bengtmartensson/lirconian

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A pure Python implementation of the Lirc irsend program.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/bengtmartensson/lirconian
• Owner: bengtmartensson
• License: gpl-2.0
• Created: 2017-01-02T09:07:27.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-06-29T16:07:32.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-03-26T15:02:17.193Z (about 1 year ago)
• Topics: infrared, ir, irsend, lirc, python
• Language: Python
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• Size: 66.4 KB
• Stars: 6
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.rst
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
Lirconian (previously PythonLircClient)

=======================================

This is a new and independent implementation of the Lirc ``irsend(1)``

program. It offers a Python API and a command line interface. The

command line interface is almost, but not quite, compatible with

``irsend``. Instead, it is organized as a program with subcommands.

There are some other subtile differences from irsend:

-  subcommands have been renamed, and must be lower case,

-  send-once has been renamed to ``send``; only takes one command

   (irsend takes several),

-  send-stop (renamed to ``stop``) without arguments uses the remote and

   the command from the last send-start command (API only; not from the

   command line),

-  list has been replaced by the two subcommands ``remotes`` (listing

   remotes), and ``commands``, listing the commands in a given remote,

-  no need to give dummy empty arguments for some commands,

-  The ``--count`` argument to send is argument to the subcommand.

-  the code in commands (previously list remote) is suppressed, unless

   ``-c`` is given,

-  port number must be given with the ``--port`` (``-p``) argument;

   ``hostip:portnumber`` is not recognized,

-  verbose option ``--verbose`` (``-v``); echos all communication with

   the Lirc server,

-  selectable timeout with ``--timeout`` (``-t``) option,

-  better error messages

It does not depend on anything but standard Python libraries.

Both Python2 and Python3 are supported.

It does not depend on anything but standard

Python libraries.

(The minimal versions are believed to be 2.7 and 3.2 respectively;

however, this has not been tested.)

For a GUI Lirc client, look at

`IrScrutinizer `__.

For a Java version, look at

`JavaLircClient `__.

Usage:

------

::

    usage: lirconian [-h] [-a host] [-d path] [-p port] [-t s] [-V] [-v]

               sub-commands ...

    Program to send IR codes and commands to a Lirc server.

    positional arguments:

      sub-commands

    send                Send one command

    start               Start sending one command until stopped

    stop                Stop sending the command from send-start

    remotes             Inquire the list of remotes

    commands            Inquire the list of commands in a remote

    input-log           Set input logging

    driver-option       Set driver option

    simulate            Fake the reception of IR signals

    transmitters        Set transmitters

    version             Inquire version of the Lirc server. (Use "--version"

                for the version of this program.)

    optional arguments:

      -h, --help            show this help message and exit

      -a host, --address host

                IP name or address of lircd host. Takes preference

                over --device.

      -d path, --device path

                Path name of the lircd socket

      -p port, --port port  Port of lircd, default 8765

      -t s, --timeout s     Timeout in seconds

      -V, --version         Display version information for this program

      -v, --verbose         Have the communication with the Lirc server echoed

Difference to the "Python bindings for Lirc"

--------------------------------------------

The current Lirc release contains `"Python

bindings" `__.

It "requires lirc, including header files, installed". It is not pure

Python, requiring a C module to be installed. Its use is thus mainly to

allow the use of the Lirc programs from a Python environment.

In contrast, the program and API presented here are pure Python. It runs

on every host supporting Python, regardless of the presence of Lirc.

(The possibly exception (depending on the Python implementation), is the

the Unix Domain Socket version.)