https://github.com/kenjyco/vlc-helper

CLI helpers for VLC media player
https://github.com/kenjyco/vlc-helper

cli dbus kenjyco python repl video vlc

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CLI helpers for VLC media player

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/kenjyco/vlc-helper
• Owner: kenjyco
• License: other
• Created: 2017-02-10T04:44:55.000Z (almost 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2023-07-10T04:47:17.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-21T22:11:42.463Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: cli, dbus, kenjyco, python, repl, video, vlc
• Language: Python
• Homepage:
• Size: 19.5 KB
• Stars: 1
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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## Warning

This is **Linux only** as D-BUS does not work on Mac.

You must have the following system packages installed

- `vlc` (to play videos)

- `imagemagick` (to take screenshots)

- `wmctrl` (to determine window name)

## Install

Install system requirements for `dbus-python` package

```

% sudo apt-get install -y pkg-config libdbus-1-dev libdbus-glib-1-dev

```

Install with `pip`

```

% pip3 install vlc-helper

```

## Usage

The `vlc-repl` and `myvlc` scripts are provided

```

% venv/bin/vlc-repl --help

Usage: vlc-repl [OPTIONS]

  Start a REPL to control VLC media player

Options:

  --help  Show this message and exit.

% venv/bin/myvlc --help

Usage: myvlc [OPTIONS] [FILENAME] [STARTTIME] [STOPTIME]

  Start filename at specific start time (and/or end at specific end time)

Options:

  --help  Show this message and exit.

```